Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Kievskaya Metro Station
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Self nomination of a photo of Kievskaya station in Moscow, used to illustrate Moscow Metro. I think it nicely shows the chandeliers-and-art side of the metro as well as the fact that it's just a way for people to move around. - Worldtraveller 22:11, 9 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- Self nominate and support. - Worldtraveller 22:11, 9 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- Oppose. The blurry people, although nice, obscure some of the ornaments on the far wall. Also, the ceiling near the chandeliers is overexposed. Enochlau 01:54, 10 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- Well, just my opinion, but I think if they didn't, it wouldn't be a very interesting picture. People in front of some mosaics was unavoidable, and the image was intended really to illustrate the metro in use. Also, lighting varies so much that it would be impossible to get all picture elements well exposed. Do you think this harms the visual appeal of the image? I had never particularly noticed or been distracted by the bright ceiling. Worldtraveller 17:11, 10 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- Yes, one look at the bright ceiling and my eyes go ow. Enochlau 15:30, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- Well, just my opinion, but I think if they didn't, it wouldn't be a very interesting picture. People in front of some mosaics was unavoidable, and the image was intended really to illustrate the metro in use. Also, lighting varies so much that it would be impossible to get all picture elements well exposed. Do you think this harms the visual appeal of the image? I had never particularly noticed or been distracted by the bright ceiling. Worldtraveller 17:11, 10 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- The ornaments are very detailed, but they aren't done justice by the low resolution... ed g2s • talk 05:29, 10 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- Support. Really interesting place. --Fir0002 05:38, 10 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- Support - I thought we had seen this one before, but I must have just considered nominating it. -- Solipsist 07:43, 10 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Oppose(now Support), what Ed said, maybe a larger version would be possible? -- [[User:Solitude|Solitude\talk]] 08:02, Dec 10, 2004 (UTC)- Well, personally I hate having to scroll to see all of an image - it ruins any impact it might have had for me. So, for my personal usability preferences I like images about 700px wide cos they fit nicely on my screen. I feel that any benefit to the image from seeing it at higher resolution would be more than offset by having to scroll around to see it all, so I don't think I will upload a larger version. I will see what it looks like with 800px wide and a bit more sharpening, though. Worldtraveller 17:11, 10 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- Most decent browsers will auto-resize the image to the available screen resolution when viewing the image (not the image article). Its a minor incovenience, a larger image shows more detail and is way more useful in any future paper version of Wikipedia. I'd really like to see large versions of your great photography! -- [[User:Solitude|Solitude\talk]] 21:56, Dec 10, 2004 (UTC)
- I am a sucker for a compliment :) so I have uploaded a truly massive 1000x677px, with a little bit extra sharpening and some improved (I think) colour saturation as well. Hope that might address your objections. Worldtraveller 23:14, 10 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- With regards to your point about making images 700px wide to fit on the screen, MediaWiki 1.4 (which has just been installed on the commons, and should be here soon) scales images to inside a 800px bounding square and provides a link to the full size image, if they are too big. As I've said here before, the technology is always going to improve, but we'll only have as much data as you give us. ed g2s • talk 19:07, 11 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- Plus, you never know what the user's screen resolution will be, and with the current trend they will only be increasing in the future. Its always better to have to scale a high res image down that to scale a low res image up. Anyways, great image. Support. --Aqua 23:19, Dec 13, 2004 (UTC)
- Most decent browsers will auto-resize the image to the available screen resolution when viewing the image (not the image article). Its a minor incovenience, a larger image shows more detail and is way more useful in any future paper version of Wikipedia. I'd really like to see large versions of your great photography! -- [[User:Solitude|Solitude\talk]] 21:56, Dec 10, 2004 (UTC)
- Well, personally I hate having to scroll to see all of an image - it ruins any impact it might have had for me. So, for my personal usability preferences I like images about 700px wide cos they fit nicely on my screen. I feel that any benefit to the image from seeing it at higher resolution would be more than offset by having to scroll around to see it all, so I don't think I will upload a larger version. I will see what it looks like with 800px wide and a bit more sharpening, though. Worldtraveller 17:11, 10 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- Extreme support. Brillant shot. [[User:Neutrality|Neutrality/talk]] 02:38, Dec 11, 2004 (UTC)
- Support. The ceiling is a slightly overlighted due to the long exposure time, but what am I saying? It is a fantastic shot. And to think that it is just one out of an amazing collection from which, hopefully, we will see many more nominations. Janderk 00:01, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- Support -- Chris 73 Talk 04:15, Dec 13, 2004 (UTC)
- Support Elijah 19:45, 2004 Dec 13 (UTC)
- Oppose. --ScottyBoy900Q∞ 22:16, 15 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- Support. Wonderful atmosphere - for me the "overlit" ceiling just adds to the dream-like quality of the photo. The "blurry" people are a representation of time ticking by and life in motion. I only wonder if there is a slight green cast or is it just the predominant colour? But great image. Cormaggio 22:41, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- Oppose - the blurriness obscures too much of the picture. EagleOne 22:05, Dec 19, 2004 (UTC)
- Support, impressive picture. - Mailer Diablo 12:21, 23 Dec 2004 (UTC)