Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/St. Louis Skyline 2007

St. Louis Skyline

Reason: This hi-res panoramic of the St. Louis skyline was taken Labor Day Weekend 2007 from East St. Louis. It is a ~~intriguing~~ classic view of a beautiful city and a great compliment to the St. Louis main article.
Proposed caption: St. Louis Skyline taken from East St. Louis. (needs more St. Louis detail)
Articles this image appears in: St. Louis
Creator: user:buphoff

Support as nominator Buphoff 15:58, 4 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Comment It could stand some downscaling and a contrast boost. Noclip 16:07, 4 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment Edit 1: Contrast Boost, Histogram Work, Slight Crop Buphoff 17:37, 4 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose Great panorama but it's a bit grainy at full resolution and there are some blown highlights (on the paddle boats especially). CillaИ X♦C [dic] 21:29, 4 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support Edit 2 CillaИ X♦C [dic] 22:14, 4 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

~~Weak~~ Support Edit 2.Great picture, but I'm only weak supporting for reasons stated above.Great work on the second edit. NauticaShad e s 22:09, 4 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose although Edit 2 is much improved. The word "intriguing" comes to mind less than "clichéd", sorry (I can think of at least three good skyline views of Chicago, for example). If you want a nicer word, go with "classic". Problems include the distracting ironwork in the water on the right, and the fact that both the tallest (One Metropolitan Square) and most interesting (Old Courthouse) buildings are obscured. (Compare this non-pano commons image.) Granted any given angle will have deficiencies, but I think this is such an easily obtained shot that we should want a slightly better one to be ranked as our best, especially for an, ahem, classic shot. --Dhartung | Talk 06:22, 5 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment The caption will be reworked by others at Wikipedia. I am submitting the photo with an open caption so 'classic' is fine with me and I recommend it be used. I walked up and down the East STL shore to find the best shot to take a balanced photo with an unobstructed view and this photo is the result. As an artist I like the iron work in the front because anyone who has been to this area knows that there is a large industrial base and this at least doesn't comically remove all of it.Buphoff 15:57, 5 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment The ironwork is a visible, and in my opinion, prominent part of the riverfront. It's extremely visible from the Poplar Street Bridge and the Arch, becoming almost a part of the skyline.Rwhealey 21:36, 7 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support Edit2 This image looks very balanced as it is, and any attempt to take this picture from another spot would (IMO) make the Arch go out-of-balance. I actually like the ironwork on the lower right. If someone can take a much better picture (which will not be very easy), there are still de-feature options for this one, but I don't think we need to go there for a long while. – sgeureka ^t•c 10:07, 5 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Although there's little to oppose here – it's obviously a really clear & informative photo – there's not much to actively support either. None of the versions have really good contrast or colour balance and the whole panorama looks around 30% wider than it needs to be. mikaul^talk 13:38, 5 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support Edit 2 I love the composition of the photograph, the arch is very eye catching! The colours seem good and it is clear enough. Cant see any other errors --Childzy ¤ Talk 19:58, 5 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support Edit 2 Smokizzy (talk) 15:02, 7 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support Edit 2- thank you Astuishin (talk) 01:24, 8 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Now I don't know for sure, but it seems as though this isn't the ideal view. A rusty iron 'thing' on the right edge of the panorama (surely it could have been avoided by moving a little further to the left, or cropping it a bit, or a combination of the two?)... Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 19:06, 8 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- CommentThe "rusty iron thing" can be cropped or photoshopped out but it detracts from the overall prospective of the shot. Also, anyone who has ever taken a shot of STL from any angles knows the inherent difficulty of the Mississippi's industrial facilities and numerous obstructing bridges. Buphoff 04:20, 9 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support Edit 2 as above. Schcambo 20:04, 8 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:STL Skyline 2007 edit.jpg MER-C 10:06, 11 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]