Portal:London/Pictures/Vote/Archive 1

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Past nominations for Showcase Picture on Portal:London. Entries appear in the order that they were removed from the voting page, not in the order that they were nominated.

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Image:Albert Memorial America.JPG

  • Support - as nom, a sculptural group representing America on the Albert Memorial. Very visually arresting, I think. – HAM Image:Icons-flag-gb-wls.png 14:24, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Support Wow. Just wow. I'm gobsmacked by this image; it's just stunning! — OwenBlacker 14:49, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
  • "Support" I love the coloring! this is featured-photo worthy.
  • Support – I'm torn between this and the Natural History Museum image but there's always another time for that one and this picture is an original take on a much-photographed sight, with powerful use of monochrome contrast — Russ London 19:17, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Support - fantastic photo Stevekeiretsu 12:17, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

Image:Night canary wharf london.jpg

Image:Night canary wharf london.jpg
  • Support - as nom. Really unfortunate that this was taken at such a low resolution, but nonetheless one of my favourite images on Wikipedia - a great angle and beautiful balance of foreground/background. DJR (T) 17:16, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Image:London Eye Jan 2006.jpg

  • Support - as nom, classic photo of the London Eye - excellent quality image, great execution, crisp finish. DJR (Talk) 00:06, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
Obviously we will have to change the image in the main box if this one is elected as showcase picture... DJR (Talk) 17:10, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Oppose. There's a far better image of the Eye than this, and that's the one that's currently being showcased. [talk to the] HAM 22:01, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

Image:SheilaGallagherLollipopLadyStPauls.jpg

  • Support - as photographer. Out of all the images I've contributed to Wikipedia, this is one of my favorites. Why? Because it shows a human face to a city of monuments and iconic buildings. Sheila is a Londoner through and through, and her welcoming smile and words have brightened the day of many a tourist to this great city. St Pauls in the background is grand enough, but Sheila, guiding folk through a gate to the City of London, gives us a cheerful smile. --Jumbo 03:01, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Support - Captures a human presence and gives an excellent contrast. --Kind Regards - Heligoland 03:04, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Support - got my vote - ottawabill 23 January 07
  • Support -I like the reminder that even amidst the grandeur and pomposity, it is still a real place, where people go to work and children must be tended.---TW
  • Support - I love it! - TheScrappyCat
  • Support - Lovely shot! - caffcaff
  • Support - I think this has to be the most striking photo of all of them and the most human. It definitely gets my vote - Calissa
  • Support - nice picture - --FuatBaran 03:52, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Support - This photo makes me smile. London deserves an image that shows off its best elements, and they are here in this photo! - ECorey 23 January 07
  • Support - I really like the smile on the lady's face, and the bright colors of her raincoat and the sign she is holding. - FancyHorse
  • Support - got my vote. It's lovely - the last lollipop lady and one of London's best known buildings - well caught!
  • Support - Love this picture. I like images with a little human interest. - awaywithfairies
  • Support - Its often hard to capture both the architectural beauty of a city and its human face at the same time...well done. -RQG
  • Support - I really like this: old building and modern every day life. -elhamisabel
  • Support - I love it! It makes me wish I were back in London. Great photo. - fsr44
  • Support - I think this is a lovely shot...especially since it adds a bit of human interest. -alrescate
  • Support What a fabulous photo-- captures both the sights and the feeling of London. -bookczuk
  • Support got my vote. Raelene Goddard.
  • Support Love it. The architecture and the bright colours and the bright grin rock. - ravensroads
  • Support What an awesome picture! Love it!


Image:Westminster from London Eye night.jpg

Image:Westminster from London Eye night.jpg
  • Support - incredible. Best photo of London I've seen on Wikipedia. DJR (T) 15:44, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Support. That definitely is a good 'un. [talk to the] HAM 20:02, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Support - Wow! You won't find too many better pictures than this of London! DavidB601 20:23, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Support - Top notch! Stevekeiretsu 12:18, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Support - It makes London look like a dream-land! Well, after all... it is a dreamland. --Wolftalk 11:16, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

Image:Natural History Museum London Jan 2006.jpg

  • Support as nom. This seems to be one of the few pictures by User:Diliff that isn't featured; it's still a corker, though. [talk to the] HAM 21:00, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Support - brilliant shot. Stevekeiretsu 12:18, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Support - nice picture - --FuatBaran 03:52, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Image:Palace of Westminster, London - Feb 2007.jpg

  • Support - hmm nice picture, but does anyone have details of our loss of the deleted picture? --Wolftalk 18:44, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Support - beautiful image, I daresay better than the one it is replacing... DJR (T) 02:19, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Support - I'd love to vote for a pic by someone else for a change, because I always seem to support one of Diliff's. But what can you do when his images are just so damn good? Probably a bit late for March, though. Russ London 10:04, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Support - A stunning picture of Parliament and equally as good as the deleted one. DavidB601 18:55, 26 March 2007 (UTC)


Image:A typical london street.jpg

  • Support - as nom. I must say I find the name of this image quite amusing... if only the average London street looked like The Mall! The alternative picture of The Mall has the unavoidable eyesore of traffic lights, but this one looks quite attractive with the draping Union Flag and black cabs. DJR (Talk) 17:20, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
    • Mild support. Great image, awful filename. I bet some Americans actually believe that's what England looks like; if only!  ;o) — OwenBlacker 14:01, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Support - nice picture - --FuatBaran 03:52, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Image:Canary Wharf at Sunset.jpg

  • Support - as nom; very, very slightly blurred, but a really nice image. DJR (T) 21:04, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Support - I think we need more north & east London focus instead of the permanent focus on tourist-land. - iridescent (talk to me!) 19:56, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Oppose You say its good because it isnt a focus on tourist land, but it doesnt really say London, it could be any tower blocks anywhere in the world.Breakfast100 19:31, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
    • Semi-agreed - I do think One Canada Square is a distinctive enough building that it's recognised as a London landmark, but I agree it would need to be captioned. I do like the fact that this includes the river, and the juxtaposition of the old church with the new skyscrapers — iridescent (talk to me!) 13:32, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

Image:British Museum from NE 2.JPG

  • Support as nom, thought not for a couple of months at least as British Museum is the current showcase article. DJR (T) 19:14, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Oppose (sorry!) - The BM's architecture is impressive, but it's very unrepresentative of London; if you didn't know what it was, it could be a building anywhere in the world. - iridescent (talk to me!) 19:58, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

Image:St Pauls Cathedral From BlackFriars.jpg

  • Nom and Support --Rodge500 19:53, 12 May 2007 (UTC) Article: Blackfriars Railway Bridge
  • Support - I like it (although the LCD bridge struts would need some explaining to bemused outsiders) — iridescent (talk to me!) 21:20, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Oppose. The railway bridge (the working one) which the article takes as its subject is almost completely in shadow and most of the dome of St Paul's is out of view. I know the focus of the picture is on the struts of the older bridge, but one of those is half in shadow as well. Sorry. Ham 13:13, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

Image:Horse guards parade.jpg

  • Support as nom. All right, so it's still firmly in 'tourist land', but at least there's no mistaking which city we are in with that huge wheel in the background... Ham 12:40, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Support. It looks very Londonish, and is a slightly less popular view of Horseguards Paradce, facing the back of Downing Street, I belive Breakfast100 10:09, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

Image:British Museum Great Court roof.jpg

  • Strong support as nom. A featured picture and possibly one of the best architecture shots on Wikipedia. I know a photo of the British Museum has been opposed before, as it was argued that the building itself was 'not representative of London'. I would suggest dropping this requirement – defining 'representative' is always going to be a slippery business. Presumably the BM's facade failed to make the cut as there aren't enough buildings of that type (i.e. full-on, if Palladian-influenced, Greek Revival) in London. Funny, I would have thought our 'showcase' is for showing unique things as well as typical ones. The same applies here: the Great Court is in no sense representative of architecture in London, but I don't see why that should count against a remarkable photograph of it being showcased. Ham 10:41, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Support. A stunning photo (of a beautiful architectural feature) and bollocks to "representative" — London is a melting pot, so should our showcases be. — OwenBlacker 08:41, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Support. Stunning building (Pi 18:22, 21 August 2007 (UTC))
  • Support Lovely photo. BTW I was the one who opposed the earlier BM photo; just to clarify, it wasn't because it was "unrepresentative of London", but that the frontage IMO is undistinguished; there are more impressive Palladian facades in, say, Paris or Washington, whilst there are plenty of styles (from Gothic to 60s tower blocks to railway viaducts to stadia) where London has true world-class examples — iridescent (talk to me!) 20:30, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Support A fairly new and modern looking architectural feature of the British Museum. Tbo 157talk 22:03, 29 August 2007 (UTC)