Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Roxy Theatre.jpg

File:Roxy Theatre.jpg, not featured

Voting period ends on 8 Jan 2009 at 13:03:04

•  Info Leeton Roxy Community Theatre was built in 1929 - 1933 and was modelled on the Roxy Theatre in New York[1]. created, uploaded and nominated by Bidgee -- Bidgee (talk) 13:03, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
•  Support -- Bidgee (talk) 13:03, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
• It is tilted and has visible barrel distortion. I suggest re-doing the perspective correction using hugin. --Dschwen (talk) 18:21, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
  •  CommentI tried fixing it and gave up (which is why I uploaded the Original). Bidgee (talk) 00:10, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
•  Oppose What's special in this photo? —kallerna™ 18:48, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
  •  Comment It's an historic building and one of very few left in Australia and New South Wales. Bidgee (talk) 00:10, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
    • Very few historic buildings left in Australia? ;-) Diliff (talk) 17:08, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
•  OpposeNothing. --Georgez (talk) 21:01, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
  •  Comment Would be nice if you could give a little more detail on what you would like to expect (IE: Feedback). Bidgee (talk) 00:10, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
•  Oppose No wow, sorry. Calandrella (talk) 21:48, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

 Comment The picture is technically fine, but a Featured picture must have something more, that something is called wow. It's very hard to define, and even harder to capture; it's what makes an image stand out from the crowd, what elevates it into 'great' not just good. You'll know it when you see it. I can't give many tips on how to achieve it; I'm not a photographer, and it's the sort of thing you discover for yourself. Try shooting something uncommon, or perhaps an interesting or unusual shot of something ordinary. 202.12.233.23 10:29, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

 Comment The building itself is unusual (Design of the outside is the one in New South Wales with all the other theatres built with a different design and look), Also and art deco design which not many art deco theatres are left in Australia. Bidgee (talk) 12:02, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

 Comment It's the ability of an image to create emotion and feeling in a viewer that elevates it to Featured status. Will members of the general public have any reaction to this image? Judging by the reactions of the viewers thus far, it appears not. Sounds to me like this picture would be more appreciated in 'Valued Images', which recognises images which are the best example of their kind.203.35.135.133 12:50, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

 Comment No where in Commons:Featured picture candidates does it say that it's all about emotion and feeling. It's about value and there is no other photograph like this (Yes it needs some corrections) nor is there a building like this in the world or possibly Australia. Bidgee (talk) 09:45, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

(Undent)  Comment Like I said, I'm no expert, hell, I'm not even a registered member of Commons. But as as someone who has watched the ebb and flow of nominations, I can say that emotion and feeling do play a large role in the selection of some pictures. In Commons:Image guidelines, it states that pictures "must have a wow factor", that is, the ability to make the viewer feel something when seeing the image. Your image is unique, and technically sound; I don't deny that, indeed, it's a very fine picture, and you yourself state it's value. All I can do is recommend Commons:Valued images.203.35.135.136 13:38, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

•  Comment How come are there some featured photos on Commons that have no WOW factor at all and were selected due to the 'uniqueness' of the image? Valued images is not the same as Featured pictures and don't seem to have 'Photo of the Day' rights. Bidgee (talk) 13:46, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
  •  Comment Wow means differnet things to different people. If you think that some images should be moved to Valued Images, then start a discussion and see what others think. On a side note, I think we should move this discussion to our respective talk pages. It's getting rather long ;) 203.35.135.136 15:31, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
•  Oppose This is a well exposed and well composed valuable picture. However to make it featured I would first ask to correct the huge chromatic aberrations. Second point is mentioned by Dschwen. Thrird: Not enough wow factor for me. --Ikiwaner (talk) 19:03, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

result: 1 support, 4 oppose, 0 neutral => not featured. Pom² (talk) 09:22, 9 January 2009 (UTC)