Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/General Sherman.jpg

General Sherman, Largest Tree in the World

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 15 Aug 2010 at 18:58:15 (UTC)

Original - General Sherman, a Sequoiadendron giganteum

Reason: Plants are boring? I think not! This is the best image of this giant we have on Wikimedia and I think it's decently sharp for its enormity. Notice the lower left all the way at the bottom how small a family of humans looks by comparison to the General.
Articles in which this image appears: Sequoiadendron
FP category for this image: Plants/Others
Creator: Bradluke22

Support as nominator --I'ḏ ♥One 18:58, 6 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose A ok photograph but I just don't think it's big enough to justify FP status. The tree is 274.9 feet tall and over 100 feet around and the picture is just so tiny. A multi-image stitched version would do this magnificent tree more justice. — raeky T 19:22, 6 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Tiny? It's 1,028 × 2,321. --I'ḏ♥One 19:24, 6 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - For an almost 300 foot tall tree, I think 2.3mp image is rather small, it's still standing, a better much higher resolution image is reliably achievable. — raeky T 19:58, 6 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose This subject would look better with sunlight, IMO. It has a gloomy feel. Greg L (talk) 19:41, 6 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- It was winter in a somewhat mountainous area of the western US I think. I like the snow, puts more emphasis on the tree, without it the forest floor is just exposed dirt, which I thought was more boring. Idk, maybe I'll look for a bigger, un-snowy version. --I'ḏ ♥One 19:47, 6 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I can see all manner of artefacts. I think an ideal picture would also convey the message that the tree is still alive. In other news, we have an article about the tree. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 19:57, 6 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- That one's even worse, I wouldn't even place that as an alt. I know there's an article, the nominated photo isn't in it, I think it has good EV as is but if someone wants to add it it there I'll list it in the articles above. --I'ḏ♥One 20:06, 6 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - I'm not saying that picture is any good, I'm just pointing out that the tree has leaves in summer, which demonstrates that it's still alive. I think its claim to fame stems (sorry) from its being the biggest living tree. There are probably bigger ones buried underground somewhere, fossil or pre-fossil. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 21:16, 6 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    - It's a pine tree, it doesn't loose it's leaves in the winter. I think what your seeing is the difference in the tree before and after the big branch fell off in 2006. — raeky T 21:24, 6 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
      - So hopefully, two years on from when the picture was uploaded, the vegetative parts are back in greater numbers. Easier to see without the snow. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 21:28, 6 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. I'd love to support an image of this tree, but, though this is good, we can do better. J Milburn (talk) 22:55, 6 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Support Great picture, but a higher res version would be much preferred. --Silvestra (talk) 04:43, 8 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 18:51, 15 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]