Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Cairo Nile River.jpg

Cairo Nile River
Voting period ends on 2 Feb 2011 at 21:12:02 (UTC)
 * Reason:Very nice composition, strikingly illustrates contrast between old (sailing boats) and new (skyscrapers) in Cairo.
 * Articles in which this image appears:Cairo
 * FP category for this image:link to category from WP:FP that best describes the image (check categories first)
 * Creator:User:Jawed


 * Support as nominator --JustinWuzhang (talk) 21:12, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Oppose (on steroids) This isn’t even close to FP-quality. Overcast day and haze is far from the crystal clear imagery that is typically associated with outstanding landscapes. The crop is far too lose, and the scene is overall quite underwhelming. I’m sorry, but this looks like the sort of on-the-fly shot that would be taken on a tour bus while it’s still moving: “And to your left, you can see Cairo with its modern steel-framed buildings and modern smog.” (*snap*) Greg L (talk) 22:22, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Hey Justin- it's nice to see some new faces at FPC. However, I have to agree with Greg, this picture just isn't really up to standards. The overcast sky and haze, as well as the somewhat uninspiring composition, do not lend themselves well to featured picture status. This picture will probably fail, but I hope you don't feel discouraged. Perhaps stick around FPC for a little while to get a stronger idea of the kind of things which do and don't pass, and the kinds of criticisms people make? J Milburn (talk) 23:40, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Hmmm… This appears to be the good cop / bad cop thing going on here. J Milburn and made the effort to be encouraging but realistic. Very good. I failed to recognize that Justin is a new contributor and thus, I earned the dubious distinction of serving in the role of bad cop. Indeed, Justin, try again when you have a picture in your hands you think is especially gorgeous. Featured Picture Candidates is frequented by… uhmm… those that frequent this place and thusly tends to get the same ol’ types of pictures nominated. We need a more eclectic collection of nominations; it’s unfortunate the weather wasn’t cooperating when User:Jawed was in Cairo.  Greg L (talk) 23:52, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Welcome Justin. I'm afraid for me, this is not the best photo of the Nile, and I agree with the comments of the other voters here. But, don't give up! Hope to see you around here more often. SMasters (talk) 03:42, 26 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Comment This photo isn't actually that hazy compared to a normal day in Cairo. It's going to be very difficult, if not impossible, to get a clearer shot of Cairo. See Cairo. Mahahahaneapneap (talk) 02:03, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, if you've been to Cairo, you'll see that this is a fairly clear day in Cairo. 76.102.150.64 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 08:29, 29 January 2011 (UTC).
 * I can partly agree with Mahahahaneapneap where he writes that it is “very difficult” to catch Cairo on a clear day. But I can’t agree with the “if not impossible” part. A simple Google Image search shows ample examples of what would reasonably called a “clear day in Cairo” (chock one up to the power of that ‘InterWeb thing’). The city gets 2.5 centimeters (1 inch) of rain a year; most of it is Dec.–March. So I’m sure there are many a crisp winter morning after a rainfall and a bit of a breeze, where lots of photographers wake up and rush out to take pictures of a beautiful Cairo illuminated by a golden sun. Clearly, all of this are just academic musings about the theoretical possibility of finding a clear day in downtown Cairo; it’s more-than reasonable for FP criteria (ultimately founded upon common human experiences) to have the expectation that a landscape picture of the Cairo be shot on a day with clear blue sky above so the river water looks attractive, like this one. We just need more contributors from this part of the world; FP-quality pictures of Cairo do exist. Greg L (talk) 19:03, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

--Makeemlighter (talk) 21:52, 2 February 2011 (UTC)