User:LunaEatsTuna/cornflakes

Cornflakes[edit]

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Reason: This 360° interactive panoramic masterpiece of an image cannot be described by these mere human words created from that of us mortals, but yet I shall attempt to do so anyways: this image is the greatest digital photograph to ever reach the human eye – it encapsulates what is known as a 360° interactive photograph – offering a truthful take on the world. This masterpiece of photography, the magnum opus of magnum opuses, a chef-d’œuvre of chefs-d’œuvre, gives us a more complex and multi-layered viewpoint that conveys abstraction through the shapes of the cornflakes in the image, which we can see in all directions, and we see how those shapes relate to one another alongside the bag, which slightly obstructs the outside view of the white kitchen. It fully makes use of the mood, atmosphere and lighting to create a perfect image. It is what Au Hasard Balthazar or Citizen Kane is to filmgoers, what Don Quixote and Ulysses is to literacy critics, what Stanley Kubrick's infobox is to Wikipedians: the greatest. It was taken by Maximilian Schönherr - a photographer of presumably German origin who frequents 360° Panoramas for Wikipedia - on 2 July 2018 with the camera model RICOH THETA V at a length of 1.3mm, making that a historically significant date which shall be celebrated as World Photography Day. Schönherr not only captured a moment in time, but a snapshot of the ever changing motion of time still visible, the dreadful yet inspirational irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future. He fought for 360° Panoramas – especially on Wikipedia – to be taken as seriously as a valid form of photography, contributions and a valid art form. His pioneering work helped to change the way many viewed photography as a whole. Needless to say, Schönherr succeeded, capturing the true essence of the cornflakes inside of a bag. The image is certainly something extraordinary, as unique and captivating as it is strange and yet fascinating. This 360° panorama specifically captures the cornflakes in their true nature, unchanged nor influenced by a third-party, whilst any other photograph only provides a biased, 2-D perspective of the cornflakes – or hides them away entirely in a box – thus shunning the art of cornflakes in front of the millions whom consume them for breakfast, or any other time of day. This is also heavily against what the Wikimedia Foundation and its users believe in. Inside a cornflakes bag – 360° photo has not been without publicised controversy, however, with the ethical questions it raised about when a Wikipedia contributor should stop shooting panoramas of random objects and items and whether it is appropriate to publish those unsystematic images for all to see and reuse. Others have also pointed out that the cornflakes are in fact a metaphor for society and the box represents the authoritarian power imprisoning them, whilst the person who eats the cornflakes is the greed of the authoritarian leader himself. Despite those criticisms and claims, however, the controversy has arguably only made it stronger and dare I say infamous, helping it become one of the most iconic and remarkable images of not just the 21st century, or the last thousand years, but of all time, signifying the joyous end to years of amateurs, the boring panoramas and second-bests, as this image will singlehandedly educate the world. However, this also signifies an unfortunate end to photography. After centuries of work and valuable contributions, it seems there is no longer any reason for the art form to exist; be it passport photos, photos used as evidence, photos of tragedies or historical events. It is just no longer necessary for it to exist.^{[April Fools!]}
Articles in which this image appears: Cornflakes
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Food and drink
Creator: Maximilian Schönherr

Oppose as nominator – LunaEatsTuna (talk) 01:27, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
Support - Pure artwork... the quality of the flakes is impressive. This could easily rival the Mona Lisa if it were presented to the artworld! - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 01:45, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
Support. I didn't read what you wrote, but I assume you put a lot of time into it. Panini! • 🚢 02:01, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

@Panini!: Thank you! – that is also the same tactic I use for reviewing FAs and GAs. LunaEatsTuna (talk) 02:32, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

Support – No more corn greed. Now I crack eggs. Less power but more guilt. Bammesk (talk) 02:25, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
Support a wonderful masterpiece. Would recommend that the nominator use the {{PanoViewer}} template for the image. AAAAA (AAA AA!) 02:34, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
Support – I won't be surprised if this image actually passes the real deal! CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 02:34, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
Oppose When I click to view the flakes are blurred. I guess that's what happens on 1 April. Charlesjsharp (talk) 12:04, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
Support I'm going to go and eat cornflakes now. REDMAN 2019 (talk) 12:10, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
Comment – Weird. Can't imagine main page readers being interested. – Sca (talk) 13:45, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
Oppose Frosted Flakes are better - in fact, they're Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreat!. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 15:06, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
Support, corn flakes are my favorite breakfast food! RteeeeKed 💬📖 22:26, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
Support An absolute masterpiece. Katechon08 (talk) 16:35, 3 April 2022 (UTC)