Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Image:Ford fiesta mk5.jpg

Ford Fiesta

I found this one on Ford Fiesta while going through car articles to remove tag fair use images for replacement and thought it was a promotional Ford product shot, but guess what, it's by User:Yummifruitbat. It's a great angle on the car with a nice background and beautiful lighting.

• Nominate and support.
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• Oppose. We may be running short of FPs, but I hope we don't have to drop to using ads. SteveHopson 16:47, 6 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak support It is not an ad, there would be no mud on the side if it was an ad. Good photo, depicts subject well. My support is weak because it is just a car. HighInBC 16:55, 6 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • The notability of the subject of an image is not grounds for opposing the image as a FP. — BRIAN0918 • 2006-09-06 18:21Z
    • Really? I can't oppose a FP because I find the subject to be uninteresting? Please have a look at
      Wikipedia:What is a featured picture? as several standards would seem to contradict your statement. In particular, we are told that a FP "should represent what Wikipedia offers that is unique on the Internet." I don't find an ad-type picture of a car to be particularly unique and oppose this photo for that reason. SteveHopson 18:52, 6 September 2006 (UTC)[reply
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      • The evidence you provide has nothing to do with your claim. If you believe photos of cars are uninteresting, fine, but you can't object simply based on "it's just a car" or "cars are boring". If you find the image to be too much like an ad, then that might be a valid objection. See here for a related discussion, in which people tried to oppose based on "it's just a coin". — BRIAN0918 • 2006-09-06 19:48Z
  • I would not call that much of a discussion, only one person(you) disagreed with his opinion that it was 'just a coin'. Furthermore, the criteria that states that it should be wikipedia's best gives plenty of room for people who disagree because they do not find the image interesting. HighInBC 00:07, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • I was not talking about notablity, I was refering to it's lack of visual appeal and the fact that it does not impress me much. Both of these things I expect from a FP. HighInBC 19:16, 6 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • We should take this discussion to the Talk page, but I must say that notability is certainly a criteria that is implied in this whole process. A great portrait of my neighbor is meaningless to Wiki unless that person is notable enough to have an article. Since we only vote on photos used in articles, notability is inherent in all of our discussions. SteveHopson 03:31, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose Whether it's actually an ad or not, it will appear as such on the front page. It just doesn't seem encyclopedic to me. -- Moondigger 17:05, 6 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose. Not terrible as a photo, just cropped a bit tight. But the encyclopedic value is diminished by the distorting angle. --Dschwen 17:13, 6 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Neutral. (No pun intended ;-) ) From a photographic standpoint this is a fairly good shot; it's a little on the dark side, but it uses color well and is at an interesting angle. I'm just a little more careful voting on these so-called "ad shots" because they're not of rolling hills or fuzzy animals. I think that most of the technical subjects should be displayed in an informative, encyclopedic mannor, rather than at an "interesting angle". So just like buttons on a camera, or words on a coin, I think this image should display the parts of the car. I don't think it does a good job in doing this, because the headlight and tire are the most prominant objects in the photograph, and you can't make out many other parts on the car (try drawing a diagram of from this). Anyway, there's my lengthy opinion; please correct me if my argument isn't valid. --Tewy 23:38, 6 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose A very boring topic. The picture is not appealling or exciting. --Midnight Rider 02:55, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose (even though it's my own photo!) - Thanks for the compliment, howcheng, but I don't think it's featureworthy either. As far as encyclopaedicity goes, I didn't take this with the intention of putting it on Wikipedia, I just happened to be in the Brecon Beacons taking some other photos and thought it looked quite good in that light (it's my own car). When I looked at the Ford Fiesta article, I noticed that there was no image for the Mark 5 model, so I uploaded this one. In fact, the angle doesn't really make it any less encyclopaedic because the only significant externally-visible changes from the Mark 4 Fiesta were to the headlights/radiator grille. If I had planned this shot, though, I would have made sure the car was a little cleaner; taken it about half an hour earlier when it wasn't quite so gloomy; and turned the wheels the other way so the wheel design was exhibited better. --Yummifruitbat 11:57, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Very nice! Good stock shot --Fir0002 12:21, 9 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. Great shot. Encyclopedic, well-composed, well-executed.--ragesoss 02:31, 10 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose may look like an ad even though it isn't, better to keep safe and "encyclopaedic" and stay away from photos like this. Michaeln36