Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/BlackSea near Soci

Black Sea near Soci


The image caught my eye because of the colors in it and because of the extra interest added by the boats and their position relative to the sun. More impressive was the fact that this photo was taken by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii in 1915.

Mis-spelled 'Sochi' when nomating, very sorry!


 * Nominate and support. - mno July 6, 2005 22:29 (UTC)
 * I support the nomination. It is worthwhile to point out that it was originally nominated by me in December 2004 but was not promoted, although most votes were in support. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/Black_Sea_in_1915. --Ghirlandajo 6 July 2005 22:59 (UTC)
 * Please hold off voting until the 2-day period has passed. -- brian0918 &#153;  7 July 2005 02:05 (UTC)
 * The link above is broken. Enochlau 03:22, 11 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Oops ;( I fixed the link now. --Ghirlandajo 06:44, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
 * You may want to submit to the Commons FPC instead. -- brian0918 &#153;  7 July 2005 02:05 (UTC)
 * Support. James F. (talk) 9 July 2005 01:41 (UTC)
 * Support -- Chris 73 Talk 09:28, July 10, 2005 (UTC)
 * Support - the colors are truly great. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 11:14, 10 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Neutral. The colours are nice, but perhaps a little on the dull side for a sunset shot. Furthermore, the horizon is sloping very slightly, but perceptably. Enochlau 13:04, 10 July 2005 (UTC)
 * I've fixed up the horizon. What do others think now? Enochlau 03:14, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose - the horizon is indeed sloping (I checked in Photoshop) which is not acceptable (IMHO) for a Featured Pic - Adrian Pingstone 16:24, 12 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Support second version. Is it really that old? -Uris 17:04, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Support --Irpen 04:07, July 17, 2005 (UTC)
 * Support =Nichalp   «Talk»=  09:04, July 17, 2005 (UTC)
 * Support edited version -- mno 13:55, July 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * I think that the image is made a lot more interesting by the lined up boats. I don't think I would have nominated it had the boats not been there. And yes, the colours are quite impressive for 1915.
 * Support second version. Still impressed by Prokudin-Gorskii's work even if there isn't a centre of interest. -- Solipsist 06:49, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Support, very interesting photographer. For one, it's an excellent colour image depicting well, a genuine coloured portrayal of what things looked like in 1915 (you see, I keep imagining the 1910's in black and white...), makes it come to life, as well as a serene photo. -- Natalinasmpf 05:51, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Then I think you would be interested to check another image of his that I uploaded and nominated: Picture_of_the_day/March_6%2C_2005. For other interesting samples of Prokudin's work check Gagra, Still-life, and Staritsa. --Ghirlandajo 11:07, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * The quality of some of those photos amaze me. Like this one: Image:Staritsa.jpg -- mno 20:34, July 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * If you like those, check the gallery on Commons. Personally, I've a soft spot for Prokudin-Gorskii's picture of Alim Khan. -- Solipsist 21:32, 23 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Looks like it was taken just recently. The quality really is amazing. Of course, probably that is because the image size has been reduced to increase the quality. But still, amazing. -- mno 21:42, July 23, 2005 (UTC)



Preference for edited version, 11 / 1 / 1 as stands, but problem of sloping horizon was corrected. --Spangineer (háblame)  21:26, July 25, 2005 (UTC)