Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Robert Edward Lee
Robert Edward Lee[edit]
Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 15 Dec 2018 at 22:07:39 (UTC)
- Reason
- High resolution and lede image for a key figure in the American Civil War. Taken in 1864.
- Articles in which this image appears
- Robert E. Lee
- FP category for this image
- People/Military
- Creator
- Photographed by Julian Vannerson, restored by Orionist
- Support as nominator – Walk Like an Egyptian (talk) 22:07, 2 December 2018 (UTC)
- Comment I like most of this, but what on earth happened to the background? It's very posterised. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.8% of all FPs 22:47, 2 December 2018 (UTC)
- Oppose - the original is here,
but I think [1] is a better choice as a lead image for this subject. MER-C 18:21, 7 December 2018 (UTC)- @MER-C: Really? I always favour photographs over sketches like that, where possible. Too much idealisation/simplification. I don't mind paintings as much,especially contemporary ones, as they give details like hair colour that aren't in photos. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.8% of all FPs 18:49, 8 December 2018 (UTC)
- I had missed that aspect; I was focusing on the background content. However, I agree with your observation about the background of the nominated image. Also, the tie has been butchered by blocky artifacts. MER-C 21:02, 8 December 2018 (UTC)
- @MER-C: Really? I always favour photographs over sketches like that, where possible. Too much idealisation/simplification. I don't mind paintings as much,especially contemporary ones, as they give details like hair colour that aren't in photos. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.8% of all FPs 18:49, 8 December 2018 (UTC)
Not promoted 1 support, 1 oppose..No Consensus..--The Herald (Benison) (talk) 01:54, 16 December 2018 (UTC)