Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/delist/Image:MESSENGER first photo of unseen side of mercury.jpg

Mercury edit

Existing FP

Proposed replacement

Edit1 by jjron; cropped version of proposed replacement

Reason: A larger, color version of the same image is now available. Original nominator notified.
Nominator: howcheng {chat}

Replace — howcheng {chat} 22:34, 31 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Replace with edit 1 Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 10:25, 1 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
~~Conditional~~ replace with Edit 1 or Edit 2 if cropped to a square like the original photo. (I think a square crop for objects like this would be easier to use in articles.) Thanks for the heads-up, Howcheng. Spikebrennan (talk) 20:40, 1 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- I agree in principle, although I don't think the crop of the "original" was particularly lucky either. I think the dark side should be fully contained in the frame, with an appropriate margin, so that image is centred on the actual centre of the planet. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 10:56, 2 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  - What he said. Spikebrennan (talk) 17:42, 2 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Replace I believe the square crop is claustrophobic and not ideal for illustrating things in space. A wider aspect ratio provides more context and is more pleasant to the eye. The wide crop also allows people who use the image (for presentations, in publications) more freedom to present it as they wish. Capital photographer (talk) 13:16, 2 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- I'm with Capital photographer on this; I can't speak directly for how well the thumbnail fits into the article either way, but I do find the wider shot more pleasing to the eye. YMMV, I guess. Matt Deres (talk) 17:00, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  - I'd think that most people who produce presentations and publications would be competent enough to add whichever amount of black space they need around the object, by themselves. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 22:58, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Uploaded Edit1. --jjron (talk) 15:21, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Replace with Edit1. --jjron (talk) 15:21, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Replace I'm leaning towards edit 1, but Capital Photographer presents a good argument.--HereToHelp ^{(talk to me)} 16:40, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Well the original with lots of space is always there. Its not being deleted, and the edit by jjron has a link to the original uncropped image. Muhammad(talk) 11:50, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and Replace with Edit 1. The crop allows more detail in the thumbnail. NauticaShad es 23:18, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I removed edit 2 as it turned out to be very similar to edit 1. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 08:47, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and Replace with Edit 1. —Vanderdecken∴ ∫ξ φ 13:52, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and replace with edit 1, Though Capital Photographer makes a good point. Spencer^T♦^C 14:37, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Replaced with Image:Mercury in color - Prockter07-edit1.jpg. MER-C 03:48, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]