Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Edsel

Edsel


As I was reading about the Edsel, this image stood out, because its depth of focus (am I saying this correctly?) makes the car "pop" against the greyish, out-of-focus background. I had to do a double-take to see if it was a real car or a model. The focal point of the image seems crisp and bright and adds nicely to the article. Plus, I haven't noticed any car photos as Featured Pic recently, so this one might be nice. I wouldn't mind seeing a bit of the top cropped away, but I'm not even sure that's necessary. Well-framed, well-lit, good angle & general composition.

"Photo by Morven, taken at the Garden Grove, California Main Street weekly car show, Friday April 16, 2004, and released under the GFDL."


 * Nominate and support. - Mooveeguy 20:52, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose - too small, and cropped too tight, especially on bottom. -- P199 21:00, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose way too small. --Lewk_of_S e rthic contrib talk 21:25, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose Sorry, resolution is a sticking point for me. ~MDD4696 22:44, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose due to size. bcasterline t 23:54, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose due to size, tight cropping, and bad lighting Mikeo 00:04, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose. Angle does not allow for viewing of the styling/design of the car. This is an important aspect of the Edsel. --Dante Alighieri | Talk 00:10, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Support. This is the most laughable way to understand global warming. The lemon that it is eating shows fine.  It shows why Ford exected people to buy it.  David R. Ingham 04:38, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment. I'm going to look & see if I have a larger version.  However, I don't think this represents the best of my car photos.  The cropping is tight because of the (then) severe limits on image size recommended, and the same reason accounts for the size of course. Lighting is always a problem at the location - the cars are in building shadow here.  Matthew Brown (Morven) (T:C) 06:57, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose far too small. chowells 12:45, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose Hopelessly too small - Adrian Pingstone 22:08, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose FPC's should be Wikipedias very best work and this isn't it, an original dealership sales brochure image would be better IMO. - Aslan9
 * Comment. If it weren't for the small size, and if it was realy sharp, it would be a killer picture. DOF and lighting work beautifully and make the car stand out against a blurry grayish background. The Highlights on the hood make it look really shiny. --Dschwen 10:41, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

Mikeo 11:23, 15 April 2006 (UTC)