Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Boxer of Quirinal

Boxer of Quirinal

the caption of the image

Or the whole statue (though I still favour for the first one)

Reason

Cool! Simply impresing. Look at the darkness of the eyes area, how his opened mouth expres both impacience from waiting the result of the fight and tiredness, and how the copper which represents blood creates a perfect balance between the black sculpture and the white background. Simple colours, good focus, big resolution (2304x2920).

Articles this image appears in

Boxer of Quirinal

Creator

German Wikipedia user MatthiasKabel [1]

Nominator

Caciula

• Support — Caciula 19:27, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
• support either with preference for the full figure, as it shows his cesti. Debivort 22:31, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
• Oppose. In the second one the face is out of focus, in the first one there are severe technical problems with graininess (look at his eyes and his mouth. --froth^T 01:52, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Yeah, the graininess is unfortunate. This is one of those amibuous cases where it seems like a downsampling would fix the noise, i.e. if this image was 1200x1000 (or whatever) most of the noise would go away - but downsampling only reduces information, so I like to support images that would seemingly appear noise free if downsampled to meet the 1000px limit. That said, I understand your disaproval of the noise. Debivort 06:33, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
• Oppose The body shot seems to be out of focus, and the headshot (impressive as it is) does not illustrate the statue well enough. I'd vote for this version, though. TotoBaggins 01:58, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

I`d vore for that one too, if this one fails. Caciula 16:39, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Hmm, odd. Those photos don't look like they're of the same statue - the one you link has large amounts of green oxidisation, the one nominated here has none. Is this one actually a reproduction? TSP 03:42, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

I think it`s after the restoration work. Check the article Boxer of Quirinal: In preparation for the exhibition of both Quirinal bronzes at the Akademisches Kunstmuseum, Bonn ... both bronzes were meticulously conserved and published by Nikolaus Himmelmann. Btw, there`s also a closer view of this too [2], though not as good. Caciula 16:39, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

• Oppose Even if the Photoshopping were done properly the white background would be annoying, but it isn't, so double oppose. ~ trialsanderrors 08:27, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
• Oppose bad cut-out. no WOW factor. Enough said. -Fcb981 20:21, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Not promoted --KFP (talk | contribs) 21:09, 8 February 2007 (UTC)