Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Queenston, Ontario, c. 1895

Queenstown, Upper Canada on the Niagara (a.k.a. Queenston, Ontario) edit

Original - "Queenstown, Upper Canada on the Niagara" (now known as Queenston, Ontario), by army surgeon Edward Walsh. From c. 1805.
Unrestored image

Alternative - Yellow-blue balance adjusted to show what this would look like with more intensive changes - Nominator doesn't really like doing this sort of thing, but understands that it may be preferred by some.

Reason: A beautiful watercolour, and a stunning image of the Niagara river before it was more developed, relatively early in the settlement of this part of Canada.
Articles this image appears in: Ontario, Niagara River, Queenston, Ontario
Creator: Edward Walsh (1756-1832)
Image restoration notes: Colours adjusted using white background the LoC lays its images against. Minor cleanup of obvious dust, etc, where I thought it justified. As this is the only copy, I have kept the restoration fairly limited. Whilst it's certainly possible to remove the paper yellowing (e.g. File:Edward Walsh - Queenstown, Upper Canada on the Niagara (a.k.a. Queenston, Ontario) age removed.jpg), I did not think it justified in this case, as the image is two centuries old.

Support as nominator, prefer original --Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 19:18, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment As an interesting aside, I'm reasonably certain the high land to the upper right of the image is Queenston Heights, where the Battle of Queenston Heights was fought a few years later. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 20:02, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- The high land is in the correct location — I think you're right. Perhaps it should be added to that page? --Misaligned (talk) 07:03, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - I've been pondering that, but am not sure which section to add it in. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 13:46, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Support - A strong candidate. The restoration is crisper and the details show up better. Strong historic (and thus encyclopedic) value. Obviously meets size requirements. Ottava Rima (talk) 02:54, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. Looks like it needs perspective correction based on the horizontal and vertical lines. How was it captured? I assume a photograph of it? Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 11:32, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- There's really no guarantee that a 1805 image will have perfect straightness in the first place, but I believe it's a special photographic device for documents and images at the LoC . Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 16:08, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - I'd go with that, most likely a rostrum camera. Looking at the hand-cut mat, it's probably down to the way the border was painted. --mikaul^talk 08:11, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support desaturated: I prefer it de-yellowed. Good work. Maedin\^talk 06:49, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Alternative posted per request on WT:FPC. MER-C 06:45, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Desaturated has a specific meaning, and this is not it: This was a yellow-blue balance adjustment. I've fixed MER-C's wording to reflect this. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 20:39, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support original only - it's tempting to go for the "cleaner" look and the alt is certainly very attractive, but I think the arbitrary colour shift has made (what I take to be) neutral greys – particularly those bottom left – look too cold and artificial. Correcting for scanner casts is always good, but without knowing how the painting looked before it faded, we can't be sure these age-corrected colours are anything like the original hues. --mikaul^talk 08:11, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

And I agree. But I figured it was better to show the possibility I don't prefer, as it is a reasonable choice. But I'll tweak said thing a little to reflect your comments, as I had originally made it as a simple quick demonstration, and if it's going to be voted on... Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 20:41, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Support. Per explanation of uneven borders. Good work. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 08:08, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Edward Walsh - Queenstown, Upper Canada on the Niagara (a.k.a. Queenston, Ontario).jpg --wadester 16 03:39, 13 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]