Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Locomotives-Roundhouse2

Locomotives-Roundhouse2

**Original** - Steam locomotives of the Chicago & Northwestern Railway in the roundhouse at the Chicago, Illinois rail yards, 1942. U.S. Government public domain.

Reason: A large, clear, and beautifully composed photograph of historic steam locomotives. I've cleaned up the artifacts from the original upload at Image:Locomotives-Roundhouse.jpg.
Articles this image appears in: Jack Delano, Timeline of United States railway history and Roundhouse.
Creator: Photograph by Jack Delano, 1942.

Support as nominator Durova^Charge! 17:03, 27 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support, now that it illustrates Roundhouse. Spikebrennan (talk) 22:36, 30 December 2007 (UTC) Comment An attractive image, but is it really encyclopedic of either of the articles in which it appears? Spikebrennan (talk) 17:18, 27 December 2007 (UTC)** It had been completely neglected in the slush pile of US-PD images over on Commons and not used in any article. It would be suitable for several articles, but since many railway topics are already abundantly illustrated (with imho lower quality images) I added this to two pages where illustrations were rare. Seems proper to let another Wikipedian who didn't Photoshop the pic or nominate it for FPC judge where it goes. Certainly has encyclopedic potential. Durova^Charge! 17:54, 27 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral. Achingly pretty and old, but technical flaws are rampant and there's just no encyclopedicness to make up for it. --⁪ffroth 19:36, 27 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support Gorgeous scene - can't believe it was taken so long ago and it's as good as it is. Someone should sharpen it tho - I might have a shot later on if no one else does --Abdominator (talk) 22:48, 27 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Comment A lovely scene but does it need to be so green ? I adjusted the colour balance and got, in my opinion, a much more pleasing result - Peripitus (Talk) 00:38, 28 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Go ahead and upload an alternate if you like. And please add it here if you think it's better (it's simultaneously on Commons FPC so feel free to add there as well). Quality color photographs as old as this are unusual so I've been very conservative in my approach: artifact removal only with no histogram or sharpness adjustments. Durova^Charge! 00:43, 28 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  - Done - Peripitus (Talk) 03:01, 28 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support Both, preferably the Original I prefer the green coloring. However, both images are acceptable due to their stunning nature and encyclopedic value. --Shark face 217 06:20, 28 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support Great quality for 1942. Kodachrome? BTW, I would prefer an even better corrected version. Try a simple photosoup "auto levels" - that will get rid of the green cast in the shadows, still bothering in alternative. --Janke | Talk 09:27, 28 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support Well done. —αἰτίας •discussion• (Happy new year!) 00:08, 29 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support both, preferably the first. Happy New Year!! Malinaccier (talk) 00:09, 29 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom.--Mbz1 (talk) 16:24, 29 December 2007 (UTC)\[reply]
Support Original Second has significant errors in the darker regions. Teque5 (talk) 23:50, 29 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Support Prefer original but edit works too. Cat-five - talk 05:27, 30 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support the original one. Great vintage photograph. - Darwinek (talk) 15:10, 31 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support original, meets all the criteria. Chris.B (talk) 18:56, 31 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Locomotives-Roundhouse2.jpg MER-C 03:57, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]