Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Fénis Castle

Fénis Castle

 * Reason:A view looking up at a famous and beautiful castle in the Val d'Aosta region.
 * Articles this image appears in:Fénis Castle
 * Creator:Redmarkviolinist (talk) 05:35, 20 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Support as nominator Redmarkviolinist (talk) 05:35, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
 * speed close This image is far too small. Please read the criteria for featured status. de Bivort 05:47, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose see above. —αἰτίας •'discussion'• 06:12, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Is there any way to expand? (Or can the size be excused?) Redmarkviolinist (talk) 06:13, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm afraid that is unlikely. Size issues are generally only excused if the photo is impossible or very difficult to reproduce, and as the castle is still standing this doesn't apply here. We can't simply expand the image you have uploaded. The only way for us to get a larger version is for you to provide one. Debivort's reply on your talk page sums it up pretty well. Raven4x4x (talk) 07:46, 20 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Well, this means it only fails one section. Does this mean it is totally out of the running, or is there any chance it can get approved. I think it could be a featured picture (considering you don't judge against the size). Any advice or response would be greatly appreciated. Redmarkviolinist Drop me a line 02:20, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Featured pictures must meet all criteria unless there are special circumstances (historic photos), and 1000 px on one side is more or less a bare minimum. Bigger pictures present a greater degree of detail, and so are more encyclopedic. At least IMO. --Malachirality (talk) 03:10, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Even at this tiny size the picture is also low quality - JPG artifacts along almost every edge. That's a second criterion that it fails. The composition isn't that brilliant either. Like Malachirality says, the size is the first criterion which any prospective FP must pass before it gets judged on other aspects, and this one fails at the first hurdle. If you have a bigger version, or a different angle, upload it. The camera it was taken with (Canon PowerShot A70) isn't particularly good (released in 2003, 3.2MP) so the image might not be sufficient quality even at full res, depending on what settings you had on the camera. —Vanderdecken∴ ∫ξφ 11:07, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

--Chris.B (talk) 09:42, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose Not only is it too small, but the lawn sprinklers really distract. Clegs (talk) 05:59, 22 December 2007 (UTC)