Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Mar-A-Lago

Mar-A-Lago[edit]

**Original** - Mar-A-Lago, the Palm Beach, Florida estate built for Marjorie Merriweather Post, April 1967.

Reason: When a home is the most lavish mansion in Palm Beach, Florida, that's saying something. Mar-A-Lago has 58 bedrooms, 33 bathrooms, and a dining table 29 feet long. Marjorie Merriweather Post donated it to the state of Florida in her will, but the upkeep was too expensive and the state sold it to Donald Trump. The main challenges with selecting a featured picture candidate for this structure are to locate a free image and choosing which element to highlight. A good full shot of the exterior is nearly impossible due to the size of the structure and nearby foliage, so I've chosen a single side entrance where the details can convey the opulence of the place. A United States National Historic Landmark. Restored version of Image:Mar-A-Lago.jpg.
Articles this image appears in: Mar-A-Lago, Marjorie Merriweather Post, Jack E. Boucher
Creator: Jack E. Boucher

Support as nominator --Durova^Charge! 22:44, 14 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Tentative oppose This is a great photo, but I'm not happy that it's in black and white. For an architectural shot, especially for a building with a reputation for opulence, color is important. Is the building inaccessible to the public now, or has it markedly changed in recent years? Why are we using a photo from 1967? Calliopejen1 (talk) 23:42, 14 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- All of the Historic American Buildings Survey photographs are in black and white. Until quite recently (as in the last 20 years), black and white was the preferred medium of most serious photographers because of its greater ability to capture texture and because the technology of film developing allowed the photographer to exercise greater creative control. As the article notes, Donald Trump has renovated the structure and converted it to commercial use, so a photograph of it now would not reflect the same character as when it was a strictly private residence. Durova^Charge! 00:57, 15 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. A great image, but doesn't the headliner image in the article better illustrate the subject? This door, apart from the caption, doesn't illustrate the article in a bold or striking manner, in my opinion. Mostlyharmless (talk) 00:23, 15 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- The shadows and trees bisect the image in distracting ways. All of the long external shots had similar shortcomings. Durova^Charge! 01:00, 15 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support I think this illustrates it very well, and for a doorway picture, it has a lot of artistic merit. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 17:15, 15 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. A picture of a doorway. Well done for such a shot, but it doesn't illustrate the whole building, just this doorway. Clegs (talk) 18:49, 15 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per above. Also I don't think that this photo has historical significance just because the house was renovated in meantime.--Avala (talk) 20:41, 15 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted MER-C 10:26, 21 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]