Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Whaler's Cove, Point Lobos, CA, US - May 2013.jpg

Whaler's Cove, Point Lobos, California, United States.
Voting period ends on 29 Jan 2015  at 23:18:05 (UTC)
 * Reason:It's an interesting and aesthetic vantage point, looking across the cove, showing landscape, the flora and the human interaction of Point Lobos State Natural Reserve.
 * Articles in which this image appears:Point Lobos
 * FP category for this image:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
 * Creator:User:Diliff


 * Support as nominator – &#208;iliff    &#171;&#187;  (Talk)  23:18, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Support - - The Herald (here I am) 11:16, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Question While this picture is clearly very high quality, what's the relevence of the title "Whaler's Cove"? There's no mention of this name in the Point Lobos article. Is this a local name for the cove? In the article that this is lead for, it isn't captioned which leads me to believe that this cove is actual Point Lobos not Whaler's Cove? However further down the article is a panorama of a cove called Headland Cove which is a different cove to this picture... Please clarify as the EV is potentially dubious if Point Lobos National Park is more than this cove, which the article doesn't clarify... gaz hiley  11:53, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Good question. Whaler's cove is simply the largest of many inlets in Point Lobos, which itself is a small peninsula on the Californian coast south of San Fransciso, known as an important habitat for many local marine and bird species. So I would say that Point Lobos is more than just this cove, but this is the largest and is a 'hub' for further exploration the park, and is notable as it is the original location of a whaling operation, prior to the formation of it as a protected area (unfortunately the building used by the whalers is obscured by the hill on the right side of the image). It's not possible for any one photo to really describe the park in its entirety (except an aerial photo, of course), but I think this view is about as good as it gets at ground level for showing the different aspects of the park. As I said, the landscape, the seascape, the flora and the human interaction. This map might also help you to understand Whaler's Cove's relationship to the park itself. &#208;iliff    &#171;&#187;  (Talk)  13:20, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Cheers &#208;iliff  - should the article be amended then to indicate that the lead image is just one small part of it? Or am I looking at it through overly sceptical eyes?  gaz hiley  13:58, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Perhaps slightly skeptical. :-) But I see your point. If one knows nothing about Point Lobos, it might not be obvious what Point Lobos actually is or how the image relates to it. This is a common problem with a lot of Wikipedia articles, as they usually are written by people who know the subject and sometimes neglect to summarise what exactly it is. I'll add a caption. &#208;iliff    &#171;&#187;  (Talk)  14:19, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
 * As caption now added to article I will now Support as I feel the EV is better... Quality image as ever... gaz hiley  09:53, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Support - Good and useful. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 19:16, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Support Super image quality, as always from Diliff. I've actually driven past this location several times on HWY1, but alas, never got to see the shore... --Janke | Talk 07:38, 22 January 2015 (UTC)
 * If you have the chance again, it's definitely worth stopping for at least a half day. It's quite a compact little peninsula with a lot of wildlife calling it home. If you're feeling cheap like I was, don't pay the exorbitant entry/parking fees (around $10 from memory), park for free on the main road directly outside the park entrance and walk in (no charge for pedestrians). ;-) &#208;iliff    &#171;&#187;  (Talk)  14:40, 22 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Support. Hafspajen (talk) 02:59, 25 January 2015 (UTC)

--Armbrust The Homunculus 03:23, 30 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Added image to Featured pictures/Places/Panorama. Armbrust The Homunculus 03:23, 30 January 2015 (UTC)