Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/delist/File:Horseshoe Bend 1 md.jpg

Horseshoe Bend

Reason: Not used, universally replaced by the replacement version, which is higher in quality, but a bit bland (and possibly more accurate) colour wise. The water level difference is interesting.
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/horseshoe bend
Nominator: Noodle snacks (talk)

Delist & Replace — Noodle snacks (talk) 12:18, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and replace Cat-five - talk 13:04, 29 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Question Is it appropriate to nominate that as a replacement since it's not the same picture? I think all of the delist/replace noms I've seen have been for higher-quality versions of the same shot. Makeemlighter (talk) 02:53, 30 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Not sure. But it is practically the same shot, since there is obviously a lookout or a road that leads to that point. Noodle snacks (talk) 03:27, 30 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral whether the image stays or goes, I prefer that the image doesn't get replaced. Both images can stay and illustrate the water level differences. Zoo Fari 04:01, 1 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delist only but not replace, per ZooFari. There are also significant vegetation and lighting differences between the two images. --Ka ro ra 10:26, 1 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment For general reference, "replace" only refers to FP status, not to article placement. Regards, Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 13:01, 1 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Then why is the term "Delist & replace" used? Is it for an FP with 2 versions? Zoo Fari 01:23, 26 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment How is it legal to boat there? Wtf? ~ ωαdεstεr16_«talk^stalk» 05:00, 4 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Boating is legal; however, a boating fee must be paid. [1] Spencer^{T♦Nominate!} 02:05, 28 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I believe the colours are accurate on both: Desert sunlight tends to tbe very bright, and thus washes out colours, but the first was taken during a cloudy day, the other during a sunny one. That's enough to make all or most of the difference seen. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 11:07, 5 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral - Agreed with the above comment of ZooFari. - Damërung ^{...ÏìíÏ...}_{__ΞΞΞ_} . -- 19:27, 23 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Although the replacement is technically better and has a much higher resolution, the composition of the first picture is better, IMO. The sky, colors, and cropping are all better in the original, and it doesn't have the distracting boat either. Kaldari (talk) 15:30, 27 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. I like it. ;) For what it's worth, the color saturation as captured varies according to the time of day and the weather conditions, and saturation as viewed varies according to monitor calibration, etc. My shot is as I remember the colors when I was actually there, as viewed on my monitor. The replacement shot looks washed out on my monitor, though it might be closer to reality on other monitors. As to boats: there are actually boats in my photo as well; they're just docked. Boating is allowed on the river there, by permit and with tour groups. -- Moondigger (talk)
Comment So do we swap them back in the article or what (since this is leaning to a keep)? Noodle snacks (talk) 02:40, 29 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and replace. The replacement is a technically superior version of the current featured picture. How can we not promote it when it made the final of Picture of the Year? I'll admit the current FP looks more pleasing as a thumbnail, but I see no other way unless we used that one in the articles and promoted the new image to FP.Reguiieee (talk) 16:01, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and replace The rock strata is much more clearly defined than the current FP. Larger, and although the thumbnail looks slightly bleached at full scale the colour appears natural. Seddσn ^talk 04:28, 3 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delist but do not replace. The proposed replacement should be nominated. It's too different from the current FP to be a replacement. Makeemlighter (talk) 06:19, 3 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delist but do not replace. Different pic needs new nomination. Cacophony (talk) 02:21, 20 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Replaced with File:Grand Canyon Horse Shoe Bend MC.jpg. "Delist" option overpowers "Keep" 7 to 2. "Delist + Replace" outdoes "Delist" 4 to 3. wadester 16 04:56, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]