Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Compact-Flourescent-Bulb

Compact-Flourescent-Bulb

Original - A spiral-type compact fluorescent lamp. This style has slightly reduced efficiency compared to tubular fluorescent lamps, due to the excessively thick layer of phosphor on the lower side of the twist. Despite this, it has become one of the most popular types among North American consumers since its introduction in the mid 1990s.

Reason

This is a Beautiful, High quality image depicting a Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb. Significant because these bulbs are becoming more common every day and now play a large part in many people's lives.

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Compact fluorescent lamp

Creator

PiccoloNamek

• Support as nominator --The Talking Sock talk contribs 22:08, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
• Oppose well composed, but a bit small. Circumstances should be possible to duplicate at higher resolution. Please try again. :) Durova^Charge! 23:42, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
• I would support but it's too small so Reluctant oppose. Intothewoods29 (talk) 03:41, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
• Oppose Rather low enc, little or no "wow" - a larger size actually wouldn't bring out more detail... --Janke | Talk 08:42, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
• Weak Oppose I don't think 'wow' is a requirement. The EV is high, but the resolution is not. --Uncle Bungle (talk) 12:59, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
• Support. Janke is right in that there is no important detail missing. I'm not convinced that this particular subject can have both EV and "wow". To me, it's a picture of a light bulb, and does exactly what it says on the tin. For those that like comparisons with existing FPs, see Image:Lens aperture side.jpg, Image:EIAJconnector2 edit.jpg and Image:Water drop animation enhanced small.gif. Light bulbs simply aren't as picturesque as matches. That's a fact of life (i.e. should be reflected in an encyclopaedic work). Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 08:33, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
• Oppose - image doesn't cover the whole object in full.--Avala (talk) 15:26, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
• Oppose PLW's point is well taken, but I agree with Durova that the image is too small. A pic like this doesn't need to be huge, but it should meet the requirements. I may support if it could be retaken. Not sure I agree with Avala's point about needing to show the full object -- it would just be a monotonous white plastic cylinder. I think it's the spiral tubing and color of the lamp that confers the most EV; this may be a rare case where I actually like it cut off. Fletcher (talk) 03:44, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

Not promoted --jjron (talk) 08:32, 12 September 2008 (UTC)