Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Monument to the women of World War II (UK)

Monument to the women of World War II (UK)

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Original – Located on Whitehall in London, this large bronze sculpture pays tribute to the women of World War II. Sculpted by John W. Mills, the work is 22 feet (6.7 m) high, 16 feet (4.9 m) long, and 6 feet (1.8 m) wide. It was unveiled on 9 July 2005 by Queen Elizabeth II

Reason: High quality, high EV
Articles in which this image appears: Monument to the Women of World War II
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Sculpture
Creator: Godot13

Support as nominator --Godot13 (talk) 18:32, 18 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- Not subject to 7-day rule as the image is a quality upgrade of a very similar image.
Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 19:36, 18 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Hafspajen (talk) 20:26, 18 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Question - Is it possible to get this at a different time of day when there are not so many sharp shadows? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 03:59, 19 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- Sorry for the delay, just got back from London. I suppose it is possible, but it seemed like there was only 2-3 hours with the sun shining on the face of the sculpture before it went overhead and then back-lit the object. The building in the current image was (IMHO) a better choice than the shooting the other direction. That being said, I do understand your concern...-Godot13 (talk) 22:45, 19 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  - Fair enough. Support, although a D&R if we get a better shot may be warranted. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:42, 20 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose too many shadows on a dark subject make it difficult to see.--Theamazo (talk) 18:07, 20 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose — At this size, it's not readily apparent that the sculpture depicts not women but empty "sets of clothing and uniforms" — and the shadows are problematic. A closer, somewhat oblique angle would be better, IMO. Sca (talk) 16:03, 21 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- @Sca- The shadows are not ideal, but I hope at 100% the empty sets of clothing become apparent. Thanks.--Godot13 (talk) 16:58, 25 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose composition is not FP for me, the angle, lighting, time of the day etc. making the background too distracting. Also as pointed out above, the shadows are so dark that the sculpture is not easily legible. --ELEKHH^T 23:22, 23 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Is everyone checking that their monitors are calibrated (e.g. by using the guidelines at the top of the screen)? I see some comments saying that the shadows are too dark. The shadows are distracting (and I agree that, optimally, this pic would be taken at a different time of day/different lighting conditions), but the shadows are certainly not so dark that they obscure any form on my screen. Looking at the luminosity histogram of the image, there is a good amount of room between the darkest values in the image and the zero point/shadow of the histogram. Tokugawapants (talk) 10:46, 24 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment::::Considering that it is a relief, those shadows add to the picture. One can be a little bit flexible. Or maybe someting is wrong with my shadows. Hafspajen (talk) 15:05, 25 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:33, 28 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]