Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Eclipse from Valladolid

Eclipse from Valladolid

Apart from being a major photographic reference in the article Solar eclipse, this picture looks quite outstanding in my opinon. It looks quite surreal with the bird flying overhead. This image was uploaded by Rapomon late last year and I'm surprised why it wasn't considered a featured picture earlier.

Nominate and support. - mdmanser 05:24, 30 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. I see clouds, a bird, a TV antenna and ten pixels of sun. A telephotolens would fit the subject better. Sure, there is no drastic advantage in having a featureless white circle 900px in diameter rather then 10, that's why I don't think a picture like this of a solar eclipse is that stunning in the first place (as opposed to the actual event itself). --Dschwen 06:21, 30 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. In addition to the above, this looks "fake" for some reason. I'm not saying it's fake, it just looks like it. --Janke | Talk 06:52, 30 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose the bird is forgiveable, the aerial isn't. chowells 12:46, 30 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- I actually like the fact that the bird is there. It looks like a night scene, but the bird tells you it's not night, so it makes the image more mysterious. — ₀₉₁₈^BRIAN • 2006-03-30 16:25
Neutral. The antenna is really my only problem. — ₀₉₁₈^BRIAN • 2006-03-30 16:25
Support - Logan Williams 16:26, 30 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose -- not as good as the eclipse picture below --T-rex 16:54, 30 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Ugly aerial - Adrian Pingstone 17:45, 30 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose. I like the picture -- I think the semi-darkness and the coloration from the eclipse make it intriguing. But the antenna kills it. bcasterline t 19:48, 30 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Miskatonic 00:39, 31 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support. This is probably the best photo I've seen to show how the sky looks during a solar eclipse (compared to my experience), and the composition is stunning. I didn't vote on it sooner because I usually only vote for nature pics of living things (I dont count the bird), and assumed this one would gather support anyway (I hadn't looked at the pic 1:1). I don't see the problem with the antenna. Do we need postcard perfect everytime? I prefer gritty realism. As mentioned, under scrutiny the technical quality photo isn't brilliant, so weak support. —Pengo 07:20, 31 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

From that I assume you've seen an annular or total eclipse - does the sky colors really look like in this photo? I'd like to know, the only chance I ever had to see a total eclipse was spoiled by clouds and fog - I went up into the water tower in Hanko, Finland with 200 other crazy people who also hoped the cloud cover would disperse... --Janke | Talk 09:47, 31 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well it's hard to say for sure, as I was in the desert and there were no clouds (or birds), and I've only seen the one total eclipse. But the sky became like twilight, and not dark as night. This image gives me a similar impression. —Pengo 00:50, 1 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I find the picture pretty stunning too, despite the technical limitations and the aerial. And no, pictures don't need to be postcard-perfect to make a valuable and welcome contribution to the encyclopedia, but this is Featured pictures, and here all nominations should strive to represent the very best we can offer. The Opposes have to be understood in that context. It doesn't mean some of the same people wouldn't say "Wow what a geat pic!" if shown it under other circumstances </soapbox> ~ Veledan • Talk 19:01, 31 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Weak support. I like the aerial and the bird :) It gives it a much more earthly context than a simple image of a black disc with a halo. But then, the resolution of the image isn't great, and the clouds are pretty noisy. Stevage 19:56, 31 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support This is what I think of when someone says Halloween, its an awesome and sppoky picture. Wicked ;-) TomStar81 03:52, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support. I like the ariel. its creepy. psch e mp | talk 05:51, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - --Deglr6328 02:18, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose I like how the sun is photographed in its surroundings. Featuring only the sun would yield yet another dull image of which we already have too many. Areal kills it for me though... - Mgm|^(talk) 08:26, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted -Ravedave 04:10, 13 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]