Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/The Pond—Moonlight

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The Pond—Moonlight[edit]

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Original – The Pond—Moonlight, by Edward Steichen
Reason
high resolution copy of an iconic photograph
Articles in which this image appears
The Pond—Moonlight, List of most expensive photographs
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History
Creator
Edward Steichen / Google Art Project
  • Support as nominator One of the most expensive photograph ever, sold for US $2.9 million in 2006. Only 3 original versions exist, and each is unique. – Yann (talk) 14:27, 11 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment "The Pond—Moonlight is an early photograph created by manually applying light-sensitive gums, giving the final print more than one color" - given that, is it correct to present it in black and white? Admittedly the original scan doesn't show much colour either; all the other language Wikipedias with an article on it (and our article on Steichen) use this version (I'm guessing from a different print), which is lower-resolution but seems to do a much better job showcasing the unique aspects of this particular photo. TSP (talk) 15:39, 11 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • Yes, the scan is only a black and white copy. Regards, Yann (talk) 07:30, 12 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - a black and white scan is not a good representation of this work which notable for its colour. I'd recommend it be replaced by this version in articles. TSP (talk) 00:47, 14 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per TSP. This is definitely a featureable photo, but this B&W reproduction is not. MER-C 12:21, 15 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:56, 21 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]