Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Janitzio

Janitzio

Statue of Jose Maria Morelos on top of Janitzio Island, Michoacan, Mexico

This is a photo I took of the Morelos statue in Janitzio, Michoacan, Mexico in January 2001. It illustrates the incredibly striking blue sky in Mexico at that time against the statue as well as the size of the statue contrasting the two people below.

Nominate and support. - Dmetzger 03:03, 6 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
It's a beautiful photo, but far too small. Do you have a larger version? —Cryptic (talk) 03:14, 6 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Updated with bigger size Dmetzger 03:46, 6 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
- Thank you. —Cryptic (talk) 04:55, 6 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
- Support PiccoloNamek's version, though not at that image name ("Clonedout-Hardwork"?) —Cryptic (talk) 18:12, 8 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Looks great, the clouded sky gives it a nice and dramatic feel. Any chance the people on the far bottom can be cropped out? - Mgm|^(talk) 08:33, 6 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
- Support the cleaned version. - Mgm|^(talk) 21:55, 8 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
It does look great, but for me the security camera (or whatever it is) ruins the picture for me Tekana (O.o) Talk 16:23, 6 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
I tried cropping the people out, and I tried cropping the camera out. And without the whole picture for the whole effect, it just didn't look right. I have another edition from another angle I'd be willing to post, but I don't have time. It still has a lightpole along the side, however. I couldn't exactly ask the Mexicans to remove the security camera just so I could take a picture, and the back side of Morelos isn't near as impressive. I enjoy this photo for the outstanding sky, the grandiosity of the statue, and the contrast to the people below. I think that the people in the picture are important, because it shows that no matter how small one is compared to the greatness of this world, you can still make a very large contribution to life, just as Jose Maria Morelos did. Thanks. Dmetzger 03:06, 7 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Bam.PiccoloNamek 05:25, 8 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Cloned Out

Support this new, camera-less and people-less image. —DO'Иeil 10:36, 8 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Support this new, camera-less and people-less image --Msoos 13:39, 8 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Support this new, camera-less and people-less image --Haon 15:44, 8 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. It's a cool statue, but do you have a shot where the hand isn't cut off? Also I think the details are a tad dark. --ScottyBoy900Q∞ 16:05, 8 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Cuting off less important parts has already disqualified many other pictures. Also, from this angle the statue looks like a large ludo game piece. --Dschwen 18:20, 8 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Support- Looks great. --ZeWrestler ^Talk 20:29, 8 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. It's a spectacular work of photography, except that the "climax" (hand, fist, whatever it might be) is missing. A fatal flaw, to me. –Uris 00:23, 9 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Support second version. Nice shot. TomStar81 00:30, 9 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
( − ) Oppose Agree with ScottyBoy. It is also overall a little too blue --Fir0002 02:16, 9 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. It's quite nice, but as mentioned above, the features are a little too dark. Enochlau 05:02, 9 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Agree with Fir.--Deglr6328 05:31, 9 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Great sky, but the features of the statue are too dark. The fact that it does not show the entire statue also bothers me. I like the original version (where the people lend scale to the monument) slightly better, but not enough to support it. gisle h. 14:41, 10 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Support the first image. I love the sense of scale given by having the people in the picture. And I love the color of the sky. Hey, sometimes it does look like that, you know. Unschool 02:51, 16 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose the cloned-out version. Gentlemen, this is encyclopedia. We cannot create reality by cropping out street lights just because it looks more nice. We are to describe reality, not alter it. Halibu tt 22:50, 16 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Support second version. Bevo 02:39, 17 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Agree with Uris; the missing hand (or torch or whatever) ruins this picture. Alr 21:27, 18 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted Raven4x4x 09:51, 20 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]