Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Bread bowl

Bread bowl
Voting period ends on 31 May 2011 at 12:40:28 (UTC)
 * Reason:It's not the best photo technically, but it's a charismatic, eyecatching picture of something a little unusual (at least, something I haven't really seen before). The various textures in the photograph contrast well, and it's beautifully composed- a lot more interesting than just another studio shot. Finally, it would add something a little different to our rather spartan food category.
 * Articles in which this image appears:Bread bowl, Boletus edulis
 * FP category for this image:Featured pictures/Food and drink
 * Creator:Jason Quinn and Anna Iwanicka


 * Support as nominator --J Milburn (talk) 12:40, 22 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment: The napkin/tablecloth (can't tell which) in the upper right corner is a bit distracting. EV for Break bowl is good but EV for Boletus edulis is marginal; can anyone spot an actual mushroom in the stew?--RDBury (talk) 18:58, 22 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment as creator: Hi. J Milburn notified me of the nomination. It is a table cloth in the upper right. The mushrooms are the darker blobs in the soup. In hindsight, I do wish they were more visible. I just took the photo as the soup was served. The lighter blobs are thick, square noodles. The plate is also noteworthy. It is a simple example of Bolesławiec pottery, which is a distinctive style from the city of the same name. I updated the description of the photo on Commons about this. That article lacks a photo, so I might add it there too. Jason Quinn (talk) 19:12, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

verlynS: this photo lacks purpose. —Preceding unsigned comment added by VerlynS (talk • contribs) 03:04, 23 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Support I like it. Aaadddaaammm (talk) 09:12, 23 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Oppose I don't like the background. Tomer T (talk) 19:08, 23 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Just a clarification: I don't like the background not because of the tablecloth, but because of the table's colors which don't combine very well with the colors of the dish itself, making the whole picture somewhat faint colored. --Tomer T (talk) 22:26, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Support I personally don't mind the napkin(tablecloth?) in the upper right corner.  I think it's a decent photo, and a considerable improvement on the previous images we had for bread bowls.   However, there's little EV in the Boletus Edulis article.  Would be nice if there were some more uses for it.--Nanoman657 (talk) 14:39, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Support This looks great, I think we should also give featured status to the chef! I don't have a problem with the background, it doesn't affect this photo meeting the 8 criteria, I think we have to accept that everything has a context; here it's a dinner table. TehGrauniad (talk) 22:50, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Support My only issue is that the white balance may be a tad cold. The background, for me, is fine. It's a reasonable context to find this in. Cowtowner (talk) 03:38, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Oppose. Lighting is too murky. --jjron (talk) 15:33, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Oppose Have to agree with jjron --Muhammad (talk) 15:49, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Oppose Yeah, have to agree with jjron - the light source is too low and consequently leaves a lot of the bowl contents in shadow. That and the distracting bit of table cloth are enough for me to oppose. Its a pity, since we do need more food. JJ Harrison (talk) 22:57, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Weak oppose bordering on "neutral". This looks a lot more appetizing than the recently nominated Couscous, but unfortunately too much of the bread bowl is in the shade. The tablecloth doesn't bother me because, as has been said, you're likely to find such an item where this is served. The tabletop is pretty ugly though! It's a shame the ceps were chopped and not sliced to preserve their shape because it would definitely have upped the EV for Boletus edulis. You can't really determine that they are ceps from the photo. Matthewedwards : Chat  06:55, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

--Makeemlighter (talk) 23:10, 31 May 2011 (UTC)