Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Golden Gate Bridge as seen from Fort Point.jpg
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File:Golden Gate Bridge as seen from Fort Point.jpg, not featured
[edit]Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes.Voting period ends on 29 Jun 2017 at 19:52:26 (UTC)
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- Category: Commons:Featured pictures/Places
- Info created by Frank Schulenburg – uploaded by Frank Schulenburg – nominated by Frank Schulenburg --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 19:52, 20 June 2017 (UTC)
- Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 19:52, 20 June 2017 (UTC)
- Oppose While not a bad picture in itself, I think this is one particular subject where the bar is set really, really high and unless the image is spectacular will not, or rather should not pass FP. As is, while not bad, it falls quite a bit short of WOW. -- KennyOMG (talk) 20:31, 20 June 2017 (UTC)
- Support Christian Ferrer (talk) 04:37, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
- Support I'm sufficiently wowed... --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 05:57, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
- Support Jee 08:43, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
Oppose per Kenny. The bar is high with this much photographed object.I´m not really convinced withe the left frame.--Milseburg (talk) 12:02, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
- After looking for a better one I give up opposing. There insn´t one convincing me 100%. Never been there, I didnt´t know, that it seems to be very difficult to find an optimal shooting location. Maybe Baker Beach is a bit better.
Support Finally I think now, this image belongs to the Category:Featured pictures of the Golden Gate Bridge. Also the slight haze is ok and typical for this motif. --Milseburg (talk) 11:09, 24 June 2017 (UTC)
- Oppose per others: Good, but doesn't really stand out among the masses. --El Grafo (talk) 13:07, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
- Support Clear FP for me.I cannot find masses of FPs of that bridge and especially from that point of view.--Ermell (talk) 14:31, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
- Comment I took this picture when I realized that we don't have any decent pictures of the Golden Gate Bridge from that side of the Bay. If you browse throught the category Golden Gate Bridge from Fort Point you'll see what I mean. Now, there are many different ways you can photograph an iconic building like this. I chose to take a picture that shows it in a realistic and documentary style. Not one of those HDR / fake sky / etc. images. I tried to show the bridge the way I see it every morning. Ideally with some fog that slowly dissolves in the sun. I thought it was important to include Fort Point because it was almost demolished (the 1930s plan called for its removal), and I also tried to capture the enormous scale of the building. I acknowledge that other pictures might have more of a "wow factor" than this one. However, I'd just like to point out that I consciously captured the scene "as is", because I'd like us to have at least one featured picture of the bridge done without special effects. --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 16:43, 21 June 2017 (UTC) P.S. I got actually even more puzzled today when I looked at the Category:Featured pictures of the Golden Gate Bridge. Seems like we had no success in over a decade with creating a picture that shows the bridge as it is ;-)
- Support For Ermell!--LivioAndronico (talk) 20:32, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
- Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 01:55, 22 June 2017 (UTC)
- Weak Oppose. 16 MP in reasonably good early morning light is quite sufficient for a normal featured picture, but for something so heavily photographed with multiple FPs already, I'd expect more, either on resolution or "wow" factor. The bar is simply set quite high for the Golden Gate Bridge, even if this exact view has no FPs. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 04:07, 22 June 2017 (UTC)
- Carefully considered oppose, now that King, who has a lot of SF FPs himself, has !voted. I fully endorse Frank's initiative in trying to take an FP-level image of the bridge from this angle, but as good as it is the bar is still higher. Daniel Case (talk) 04:40, 22 June 2017 (UTC)
- Neutral I'd like to comment on something else: there are a couple of white spots that I'm not sure about (see annotations), perhaps they're pixel flaws or perhaps it's nothing. But please take a look.--Peulle (talk) 10:33, 22 June 2017 (UTC)
- Peulle, it's birds. --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 15:25, 22 June 2017 (UTC)
- Comment KennyOMG, Milseburg, El Grafo, King of hearts, Daniel Case: thanks a lot for your feedback. I really appreciate it. Over the past couple of years, feedback here on Commons has been essential for me to improve my photography skills. – Would you mind pointing me to photos on the web (Flickr, 500px, etc.) that come closer to what you're looking for? I'm really at a loss. Once I get a better idea of what you'd consider a superior picture, I'll go back and try to take a better image for Commons. Best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 15:25, 22 June 2017 (UTC)
- Support it is a classical subject, nevertheless I like the picture.--Christof46 (talk) 17:58, 23 June 2017 (UTC)
- Oppose per King. --Karelj (talk) 20:15, 23 June 2017 (UTC)
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Alternative version, not featured
[edit]- Comment I went back to the Presidio this morning and took a different picture. Do you like this version better? --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 19:15, 24 June 2017 (UTC)
- Comment I like this one better, but it is not an alternative. You should make another nomination. Regards, Yann (talk) 20:52, 24 June 2017 (UTC)
- Comment Ok. Will do. Thanks! --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 21:57, 24 June 2017 (UTC)
- I withdraw my nomination --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 21:57, 24 June 2017 (UTC)
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