Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Golden Gate Bridge seen from Baker Beach

Golden Gate Bridge seen from Baker Beach

 * Reason:Very nice composition, showing the bridge in the landscape. While it has a strong perspective distortion, it has the advantage that it fits in a standard landscape format, and thus it is used in multiple articles.
 * Articles in which this image appears:Golden Gate Bridge, List of landmarks, Transport
 * Creator:Chmehl


 * Support as nominator --Elekhh (talk) 20:36, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Support Gorgeous location, well photographed. Durova  403 23:56, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Support Beautiful photo, used well in the articles.  Jujutacular  T · C 11:59, 22 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Support. Great photo with high encyclopedic value. - Darwinek (talk) 14:47, 22 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Support – well done. Aitias (talk) 22:15, 22 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Support -MBK004 05:53, 23 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Support Told you this was FP-worthy.  upstate NYer  06:34, 23 January 2010 (UTC)
 * comment what is so special about this picture of a well known bridge ? what is its encyclopaedic value and what makes you think it is FP worthy ? GerardM (talk) 14:45, 26 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Support & Comment - Well, it´s FP worthy because:
 * It illustrates the subject in a compelling way
 * It has no compression artifacts
 * It has a very good resolution and clarity
 * It has a good quality (good use of lighting, interesting angle), etc... - ☩  Damërung   ☩   .  -- 01:48, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Gerard, I'll answer your questions in the order you present them:
 * Why this image is special: Its smallest dimension is twice the size required by FPC, therefore its resolution is high. The composition is exceptional, in that it shows the bridge but also gives a great idea of the length of the span, especially due to the difference in size between the closest and further tower. The lighting is beautiful because of the timing of the photograph: it offers a golden aura that offers that much more interest to the viewer (and ironically exemplifies the "Golden" in the title).
 * What is its encyclopedic value: Well, to begin with, the entire bridge is shown in the image, which is encyclopedic in its own right. Second, it also shows the massive arid mountains on either end, along with the rocky shores of San Francisco Bay. As a trained structural engineer, this bridge - in general - is fascinating to me, but also the fact that it uses an arched length before the suspension bridge is also a notable feature. EV is also high because this is such a well-known bridge: i.e. one would expect to see an FP of this bridge.
 * That is what makes it FP worthy. Do you think that it is not FP worthy? If so, do leave your comments; something more than "there is nothing new to it" would be appreciated since that offers no substantive opinion to the discussion. However, it seems many other users believe it is worthy of being an FP, which I think is an obvious assessment. Once again, beauty is something that is important. Not only is this image informative, it is beautiful also. The best of both worlds, of course. Is it that you believe that a well-known and oft-photographed object shouldn't be featured? Because that is the impression you are giving; as if we should never have an FP of the Golden Gate, or the White House, or the Taj Mahal, or the Vatican, etc. Do you sincerely believe that photos of well-know places shouldn't be featured?  upstate NYer  07:47, 31 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Support Splendid view and nice quality.  fetch  comms  ☛ 06:10, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose not convinced why this photo of a well known, often photographed bridge should be featured .. there is nothing new to it. GerardM (talk) 22:46, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose per Gerard M. The encyclopedic value in illustrating either the bridge or the surrounding landscape is low/average compared to most images in the article. Mostlyharmless (talk) 04:11, 29 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Support. -  F ASTILY  (T ALK ) 23:55, 29 January 2010 (UTC)
 *  Weak Oppose. I question the enc. this one. Low enc. in Transport, and simply represents the golden gate bridge in List of landmarks. In golden gate bridge, the camera position makes the photo loose enc...the length and size aren't shown as well as this image shows, for example.  Spencer T♦ Nominate! 19:37, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

— Mae din \talk 23:40, 2 February 2010 (UTC)