Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Fraser River Panorama

Fraser River Panorama

 * Reason:Good resolution, good image quality; clearly illustrates one of the most notable rivers in Canada and North America. The image also shows much of the Fraser Valley.
 * Articles in which this image appears:Fraser River; Fraser Valley
 * Creator:User:Mimigu

--jjron (talk) 14:23, 15 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Support as nominator --Mimigu (talk) 01:21, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose Large bluriness in the foreground. Also exagerated curvature makes sides of pic look almost 20 degrees off horizontal... Gazhiley (talk) 10:03, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose. Sorry Mimigu. It's an interesting and impressive scene, but the technicals on this one aren't quite good enough. As Gazhiley mentions, there is a blurred frame in the middle (next time, try to get a good focus lock, then set the camera to manual focus to complete the set. That way, the focus doesn't vary and hunt on each frame), and the panorama itself is curved. Also, if you live nearby, perhaps you could take it on a clearer, sunnier day? That way, the sky would probably avoid being blown out and white. &#208;iliff    &#171;&#187;  (Talk)  13:38, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment You have a good point. To fix the exaggerated curvature Gazhiley mentioned, I can re-stitch the panorama using different settings. As for the blurriness, the very old and crappy Canon EF 28-80mm lens I have also suffers from a mild de-centering defect causing half the frame to be blurred at times. I don't know when I will have time to go up to Westminster Abbey again, but when I do, I will use a better lens and do it in better weather. Maybe I'll even do it in HDR! Mimigu (talk) 21:40, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Ahh thanks for the explanation re the lens. Although I have to admit, if one of my lenses was doing that, I wouldn't use it anymore, since there's no point taking photos that are almost unusable! It's probably too old and cheap to get repaired unfortunately. Possible, but you might as well buy a new lens for the same price, if you haven't already got one. And yes, I guess you would need to re-stitch it. You should always attempt to keep the horizon straight though, it's not so much doing it with 'different settings' as doing it 'correctly'. ;-) &#208;iliff    &#171;&#187;  (Talk)  11:48, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
 * The 18-55mm IS is pretty good value for money (but avoid the non IS version). Noodle snacks (talk) 06:42, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose The background is too blur. If you are really want to use the Auto Focus, then try to find an area that is clear at the foreground as AF would most likely focus on the foreground. Else use MF to focus on the river. Kangxi Emperor 康熙帝  ( talk ) 12:31, 11 January 2010 (UTC)