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Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Queenston, Ontario, c. 1895

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Original - "Queenstown, Upper Canada on the Niagara" (now known as Queenston, Ontario), by army surgeon Edward Walsh. From c. 1805.
Unrestored image
Alternative - Yellow-blue balance adjusted to show what this would look like with more intensive changes - Nominator doesn't really like doing this sort of thing, but understands that it may be preferred by some.
Reason
A beautiful watercolour, and a stunning image of the Niagara river before it was more developed, relatively early in the settlement of this part of Canada.
Articles this image appears in
Ontario, Niagara River, Queenston, Ontario
Creator
Edward Walsh (1756-1832)
Image restoration notes
Colours adjusted using white background the LoC lays its images against. Minor cleanup of obvious dust, etc, where I thought it justified. As this is the only copy, I have kept the restoration fairly limited. Whilst it's certainly possible to remove the paper yellowing (e.g. File:Edward Walsh - Queenstown, Upper Canada on the Niagara (a.k.a. Queenston, Ontario) age removed.jpg), I did not think it justified in this case, as the image is two centuries old.


And I agree. But I figured it was better to show the possibility I don't prefer, as it is a reasonable choice. But I'll tweak said thing a little to reflect your comments, as I had originally made it as a simple quick demonstration, and if it's going to be voted on... Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 20:41, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Edward Walsh - Queenstown, Upper Canada on the Niagara (a.k.a. Queenston, Ontario).jpg --wadester16 03:39, 13 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]