Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:VanillaMacaron.jpg

File:VanillaMacaron.jpg, not featured

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Category: Commons:Featured_pictures/Food_and_drink#Food
Info created by Michelle Naherny - uploaded by Michelle Naherny - nominated by Samsara -- Samsara (talk) 06:43, 11 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Samsara (talk) 06:43, 11 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support - There are arguments against featuring this picture, mainly that the white plate doesn't contrast as well as optimally with the white surface. However, they are different shades of white, and the photograph, though a bit soft in places, is quite clear, especially in its depiction of the macarons. Compare the one Quality Image of macarons, which is in my opinion of inferior quality to this photo and the one Valued Image, which definitely would never be featured on Commons, as none of it is clear, and I think that the fact that this photo so greatly outclasses those two strengthens the case for a feature. It would appear to be the best image of macarons on the site. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 06:56, 11 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose It may well be the best picture of macaroons, but that doesn't help it make FP. Only VI. Not in focus and poorly composed. Charles (talk) 08:57, 11 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Question - The focus is soft in places, but how is it poorly composed? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 09:45, 11 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

White plate. White macaroon. White filling. White background. Too much white at the bottom of the picture... Charles (talk) 10:34, 11 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think criticising the colour of the subject is particularly helpful. A vanilla macaron is going to be that colour (I might call it papaya whip in this case). So I assume that we're just talking about the background, and you haven't said what colour you think it should be. Samsara (talk) 12:24, 12 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Off the top of my head, blue might be nice. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 09:50, 13 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It's not for me to suggest colours, only to comment that this white on white image is not, for me, FP. Charles (talk) 14:46, 13 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose This white on white on white with minimal contrasting is what you usually find in coffe table books (and throw in some fog and you have a Flickr hit) but it's not wowing me for an FP. --cart-Talk 11:10, 11 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support Joalpe (talk) 11:48, 11 December 2016 (UTC) Yummy![reply]
Support Wow. --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 15:39, 11 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Per Charles & Cart. lNeverCry 21:19, 11 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral. Wow for me, but quality could be better for a 5.6 MP studio shot and I wish the texture of the paper background were not so visible. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 02:11, 12 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
- @King of Hearts: And at minimum eligible size? Samsara (talk) 06:36, 12 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  - We don't judge at minimum resolution at FPC, as it is only a bare minimum. In fact, I would reject almost all perfectly sharp 2 MP images unless they were extremely special or hard to take. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 01:09, 13 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral per cart. However, I think, cropping the dead space at top and bottom might make a difference. Daniel Case (talk) 16:26, 12 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
- @Daniel Case: I've cropped it some. Thoughts? Samsara (talk) 19:13, 12 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I'd go in on the top too. It needs to be more rectangular. Daniel Case (talk) 19:24, 12 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed results:

Result: 4 support, 3 oppose, 2 neutral → not featured. /lNeverCry 05:14, 22 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]