Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Dog Behind Chainlink Fence

Dog behind a chainlink fence


I feel that this photo exemplifies the concept of an animal shelter in an endearing and provokative manner. In addition, it is sharp, selectively focused, and available in a large format.

It appears in the articles dog and animal shelter. I took the photo in Washinton, Iowa at the Paws and More No-Kill Animal Shelter.


 * Nominate and support. - Nhandler 07:52, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment. Right now I'm sure of only one thing, the filename must be changed to something more descriptive! The idea of the shot is nice, but somehow I do not like the composition which looks a bit unbalanced due to the metal beams on the right edge of the frame. I think this can be done better, reshooting should be no problem (plenty of sheltered animals). The message of the picture is another thing, which is obviously not up for discussion here, but I'd rather see those critters put in an animal shelter then euthanized. The pic seems to emphasize the negative aspect of locking them up a bit much for my taste. --Dschwen 08:50, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose. It is not very illustrative for the dog article - it is not showing the entire dog. I also do not like lighting and composition. Mikeo 14:05, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
 * I agree, which is why I specifically said that it exemplifies the animal shelter article. Otherwise, you are free to your opinions, though I would most appreciate constructive criticism. Nhandler 18:56, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose There's a lot more to an animal shelter than a dog behind a chain-link fence. ~MDD4696 22:49, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Well then perhaps it could go under the dog fighting or drug mule article. ;-) Nhandler 06:00, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't see any encyclopedic value in this photo for those articles either. ~MDD4696 23:14, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose - It's a nice picture, I'm just not sure how encyclopedic it is though. --Lewk_of_S e rthic contrib talk 03:59, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Weak Opppose. It's a good photo, but it seems rather non-NPOV to me. It's designed to evoke our sympathy, and this is reinforced with the caption in the Animal shelter article. Stephen Turner (Talk) 12:23, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Support It's a big and good looking photo, and was striking to me. Spizzma 21:17, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose The dog is too low in the picture - Adrian Pingstone 22:13, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Support - There is something I like about it.  K ilo-Lima|(talk) 09:43, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Support Striking and eye catching, in my opinion -  • The Giant Puffin •  16:22, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose - the image is unexceptional, and further, is specifically designed to evoke an empatheic response in the viewer which confers an even greater POV to its parent article than is already present. manipulative. biased. bad.--Deglr6328 21:04, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose I do not see this demonstrating anything. It does not demonstrate an animal shelter as dogs are often kept in by chainlink fences everywhere. People are too. and it does not demonstrate what a dog is as it. sure it is a cute photo, but is it encyclopedic?say1988 01:29, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose. Boring, poor composition, poor cropping. Morgan695 02:32, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose/Submit to commons - little encyclopedic value BrokenSegue 02:46, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

Mikeo 11:29, 15 April 2006 (UTC)