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Beige Desktop Power Macintosh G3[edit]

A Beige Power Macintosh G3 Desktop, with optional zip drive in the lower 3.5" expansion bay.

Well, this is hardly the most exciting of subjects - but it illustrates Power Macintosh G3 in the only way possible. The image is deceivingly simple, but it's hard to get the background, lighting, angle and color so well as to rival Apple's own promotional photographs, the replacement of which with free alternatives has been a pastime of mine for a while now. Along comes Danamania, and uploads some very well done shots to Commons, licensed under CC-BY-SA (don't worry, I'll only nominate this one). It's perhaps not the highest of resolutions, but quite sufficient for print.

  • Nominate and support. -  grm_wnr Esc 20:34, 4 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose, I don't feel it is one of WPs best works or is pleasing to the eye. I also feel that knowing what a G3 looks like compared to other computers is not essential for the article, even a well photographed one like this. |→ Spaully°τ 21:00, 4 March 2006
  • Support Very professionally photographed and the best photo of the Beige Desktop Power Macintosh G3 on Wikipedia. It is very valuable to its article. — Wackymacs 21:13, 4 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak oppose Yes, good photo, but FP? Even as a Mac user myself, I don't find this image "stunning" or "special" in any way - it's just a well-done photo of a computer box... --Janke | Talk 21:19, 4 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak oppose. Agree with Janke. It's a good picture, very well done, but it just doesn't seem to work for FP. Alr 22:49, 4 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose As already said, it's a fine photo technically but somehow boring and not striking. So not an FP candidate in my view - Adrian Pingstone 23:11, 4 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Stunning for it's technical perfection. Very informative --Lewk_of_Serthic contrib talk 03:57, 5 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. Advert-style (nothing wrong with that but they really shouldn't be featured pictures). Neutralitytalk 05:07, 5 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support nice for the article and very well done photograph. Pegasus1138Talk | Contribs | Email ---- 06:39, 5 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak Oppose. Strikes me as a little dull. The picture itself looks great and does a good job of illustrating the article, but it just doesn't do it for me. --PS2pcGAMER (talk) 06:45, 5 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Another weak oppose. It is certainly a well done product shot, but product photography doesn't tend to stand out. It clearly adds value to the article though. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 13:30, 5 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose The image, in general, is dull, though the lighting and shadows are pretty stunning. Alvinrune TALK 02:38, 6 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose not outstanding Calderwood 12:02, 6 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • weak oppose just not interestingLeppy 14:21, 6 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - Rather dull.--Deglr6328 07:59, 7 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak oppose This is the perfect example, IMO, of an image that is as perfect as it can be but just isn't interesting, compelling, or stunning enough to be a FP. Staxringold 19:53, 8 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • SUPPORT Style of the case is very import and you can see that very clearly. Also can see what kind of drives and the size. Glen Pepicelli 07:40, 11 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support When judged against other wikipedia images of its type (Ie free images of boring product shots) this is clearly one of the very best we have. It is dramatic in its own way that such a boring subject could photograph even this well. Johntex\talk 03:48, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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