Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Georgia Guidestones

Georgia Guidestones

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Original – The Georgia Guidestones, an "American Stonehenge"

Reason: One of the big eccentricities of America was bombed last year. Given we now can't get more pictures of them, I think the images we have are now extremely valuable
Articles in which this image appears: Georgia Guidestones
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Others
Creator: Bubba73

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600^th FP!} 15:19, 27 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
- I uploaded 10 photos I took one day. I took one more that has my wife standing next to it. Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 21:27, 27 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  @Bubba73: Thank you so much for that. They're great photos, and we'd struggle to replace them. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600^th FP!} 23:59, 27 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Technically, there are a few "woulda, shoulda, couldas"; less lens distortion, less tight crop, etc. But that's moot now that the monument is gone, and so I would support this on technique and quality. It is well lit, very encyclopedic, and irreplacable. What is the copyright status of the work itself, though? The rusty part of my brain that dealt with copyright questions is telling me that FOP doesn't cover three-dimensional artwork in the United States. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:59, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
- I corrected the lens distortion with DxO PhotoLab on the RAW file, but there is perspective distortion. Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 03:09, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  - My apologies; I've only taken my camera out rarely, and am rusty on a lot of the terminology. I was referring primarily to the warping of the grass and dirt at the bottom edge of the image; the monument itself looks fine. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 03:33, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    - No problem. For some reason, I was using my 35mm lens, which does enhance perspective distortion. Normally I would use a lens with a longer focal length and get farther back, which would reduce the perspective distortion. Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 16:49, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
      - For sure! I know I nearly retired my 18-35 mm because of the distortion. Any which way, glad to have this here. — Chris Woodrich (talk)
Think this comes under "no copyright notice" Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600^th FP!} 07:33, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Referring to the Hirtle Chart, there doesn't really seem to be anything for works of sculpture (it explicitly states "This table is for image and text works"). Assuming that the table for "Works except sound recordings and architecture" also applies to sculpture, the creator of the Guidestones had five years to register a claim if no notice was included with the sculpture. I'll see if I can find anything for "Robert Christian", "Elberton Granite Finishing Company", or "Guidestones". — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:13, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support - After reviewing the LOC Copyright catalogue, I have found nothing for the finishing company, only conspiracy books for the Guidestones, and a series of books on Bayesian statistics by Christian Robert (nothing for Robert Christian). I am satisfied that there is no copyright registration for this sculpture, and based on available photographs there appears to have been no notice included with it. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:20, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
comment Might be able to crop something better out of File:The Georgia Guidstones.jpg.©Geni (talk) 16:49, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
- I've given it a go, but honestly the fact that much of the monument is in shadows makes me feel that it's an inferior alternative (as an aside... that image is pretty good for a cell phone). — Chris Woodrich (talk) 19:10, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  - Yeah its a bit annoying that we have a bunch of photos that would be great if they weren't over processed.©Geni (talk) 01:01, 29 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    - I despise cells and their overprocessing, even with manual mode. Just wish I could get my camera into concerts... — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:51, 6 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  - I like the fact that this one shows through the sculpture, but on the downside: (1) it is in shadow, and (2) it isn't very sharp. Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 01:46, 29 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support – ~~the bottom left corner needs to be cloned.~~ I also support what's proposed by Geni. Bammesk (talk) 18:38, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Bammesk: Should be done. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600^th FP!} 10:54, 29 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Note File:Georgia Guidestones, alternate.jpg is the other photo I took, except that I blurred out my wife. It shows the geometry a little better, but it has some drawbacks. She thinks the other one is better. Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 02:13, 29 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:15, 6 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]