Photograph taken by Matthew Trevithick (Myself). Photo of a very red flower. If anyone knows what the flower may be called, would you please say. I'm no good with flowers.
Nominate and support. -
Koolgiy 22:34, 29 September 2006 (UTC)reply
Oppose. Unexceptional image (albeit attractive enough), and unacceptable noise. --
Dante Alighieri |
Talk 22:45, 29 September 2006 (UTC)reply
Oppose... err. well, where do I start? The photo isn't actually in an article (which is a requirement), contains a very prominent watermark (which, while not against policy, is definitely frowned upon), it is not actually very sharp at all and is very noisy. The composition could also be improved by cropping the right side of the frame as does not contribute to the image but this would not really redeem it, unfortunately. This is an encyclopedia, and therefore images need to have encylopedic value. This one just doesn't - particularly as you are not even sure what sort of flower it actually is. Sorry.
Diliff |
(Talk)(Contribs) 22:47, 29 September 2006 (UTC)reply
Ah I stand corrected. I was refering to FPC policy not specifically prohibiting watermarks, but its good to see that Wiki takes a stand on it, too.
Diliff |
(Talk)(Contribs) 23:47, 1 October 2006 (UTC)reply
Comment. You have a good point. I'll take a picture, relevant to an article. And I won't put a watermark on if i'm submitting a Featured Image. Is there noise?
Koolgiy 22:49, 29 September 2006 (UTC)reply
Yes, there is quite a lot of noise (like film grain, a speckled texture most visible in the background). And I wouldn't put a watermark on any image you put on wikipedia.. It detracts from the photo and since you're releasing it to the public domain, anyone can do whatever they like with it (including removing the watermark if neccessary), so trying to retain attribution is a bit pointless. :).
Diliff |
(Talk)(Contribs) 23:26, 29 September 2006 (UTC)reply
If you view it in full, its actually a very sharp picture. And ya, but I don't want people stealing images by me, so I put the watermark on. It's happened before, and that's why I have started.
Koolgiy 23:36, 29 September 2006 (UTC)reply
Hang on - you don't want people "stealing" your images, yet you've released them into the public domain? Do you understand the problem with what you've just said... If you don't want people "stealing" you're pictures, don't release them under a free license. If you don't want people using them without attribution, or claiming them as their own, use a cc-by or similar license. If you still insist on watermarking all your images, then please don't upload them to Wikipedia - we don't want them. ed g2s •
talk 09:17, 30 September 2006 (UTC)reply
That's inaccurate and, frankly, quite rude. Wikipedia will gladly take watermarked images. In almost all cases the watermark can be removed if need be. --
Dante Alighieri |
Talk 08:47, 1 October 2006 (UTC)reply
Oppose Diliff has said it all -
Adrian Pingstone 23:08, 29 September 2006 (UTC)reply
Comment I think I'll take this off before people start to make me feel like I suck.
Koolgiy 23:12, 29 September 2006 (UTC)reply
How about this instead: Please only provide contructive comments below. Then when the nom runs out it will be closed. Good? -
Ravedave(
help name my baby) 00:51, 30 September 2006 (UTC)reply
Actually, it's
dianthus. I've grown dianthus and carnations several times, and this is unequivocally dianthus. --
Pharaoh Hound(talk) 18:34, 30 September 2006 (UTC)reply
Oppose. I think
Diliff has said it all. --Tewy 20:54, 1 October 2006 (UTC)reply
Oppose. Flower pictures have to be truly exceptional. Although the flower itself is well-displayed, the big yellow petals in the foreground and the background of the fence/gate are distracting. Plus, as has been stated before, it needs to be put in an article. howcheng {
chat} 18:45, 2 October 2006 (UTC)reply
Oppose per above. Definitely too noisy. --
S0uj1r0 10:46, 3 October 2006 (UTC)reply
Comment Ok then. So your all for nos then. I will take a better, sharper, and more high resolution picture of a flower or something, relevant to an article on Wikipedia.
Koolgiy 13:57, 3 October 2006 (UTC)reply