Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:US Capitol 1814c.jpg

File:US Capitol 1814c.jpg, featured

Voting period ends on 29 Jul 2009 at 04:36:41

Info created by George Munger - uploaded by Durova - nominated by Durova -- Restored from File:US Capitol 1814.jpg by Durova. Durova (talk) 04:36, 20 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Info The British Army burned Washington, D.C. during the War of 1812. This image scanned and restored from an original watercolor of the United States Capitol after destruction.
Support -- Durova (talk) 04:36, 20 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support - plus ça change... Downtowngal (talk) 16:12, 20 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Very good restoration but still no wow. Also too much sky, I suggest cropping. There is something wrong with the top of the image anyway, corners seem bent--Tired time (talk) 23:21, 21 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support - GerardM (talk) 00:39, 22 July 2009 (UTC) I am appalled by the motivation of the above oppose ... repeat after me, this is a restoration, it is not a digital snapshot.. it is important to maintain its original shape, it is extremely encyclopaedic... really[reply]

Comment Well I agree that it is important to maintain it's original shape if we for example use it as an example of artist work, but if we use it to illustrate the subject of the image, then maybe the sky is space consuming and does not add anything so... It's something like here. Well I am not so sure, maybe you are right. Anyway, no wow--Tired time (talk) 08:50, 22 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The argument about lack of 'wow' is an odd one: this is the only time in history that the United States Capitol has been burned; the Library of Congress calls it one of the most important and stirring images of the early republic. To the best of my knowledge it is the only surviving depiction of this event. Durova (talk) 14:24, 22 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Support - As User:Promethean said on enwiki's FPC, "This is an invaluable image with a lot of EV. Excellent restoration work Durova." I definitely see a major wow factor here. NuclearWarfare (talk) 14:27, 22 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Excellent restoration, great encyclopedic value. This picture adds meaning to a significant event in American history that words alone cannot convey. This is a truely once in a life time image. + my own words used above Promethean (talk) 14:29, 22 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support per NW. PeterSymonds (talk) 14:33, 22 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

result: 6 support, 1 oppose, 0 neutral => featured. Maedin\^talk 18:19, 30 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]