Support. Not the most gripping subject and we already have some quite good sunsets. However Prokudin-Gorskii seems to have been a pioneer in perfecting the techniques for early colour photography. James Clerk Maxwell may have got the first colour photo in 1861, but it took Prokudin-Gorskii to get the result looking realistic. My only question would be is this the best example to choose (it quite possibly is). I find the Library of Congress torturous to navigate, but I also came across an excellent discussion of Prokudin-Gorskii's portraits of Tolstoy at http://www.utoronto.ca/tolstoy/colorportrait.htm -- Solipsist 11:03, 31 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Support -- good early color work. --Elijah 19:28, 2004 Dec 31 (UTC)
Oppose. Just because it's good for its time or it is a pioneeering work doesn't mean that we should ignore the fact that it isn't all that clear and the fact that the horizon isn't that horizontal. Enochlau 02:44, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Support. So good-looking it's.... amazing. JediMaster16 03:46, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC):
Support I say it's stunning. -- AllyUnion(talk) 03:34, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Oppose How can you have a Featured Pic with an obviously sloping horizon? - Adrian Pingstone 10:46, 2 Jan 2005 (UTC)
The world is not flat you know. -- AllyUnion(talk) 08:25, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Oppose. Agree with Enochlau. --Fir0002 22:55, 2 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Oppose. Beautiful, but it has the horizen problem and seeing a body of water doesn't necessarily help us understand what makes the Black Sea special. -SocratesJedi | Talk 05:42, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Not promoted: +8 / -4 almost a consensus, but not a clear one. -- Solipsist 11:53, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)
