Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Mont St. Michel Spire

Mont St. Michel Spire


This is my first nomination, but hopefully I have got everything right. The image has a high resolution, it is of good quality, and I really think the angle and the layout of the subject make it eye-catching. It is currently being used in the Mont Saint Michel article.


 * Nominate and support. - --Hetar 19:18, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Support Very good angle, background, illustrates well. Scienceman123 00:17, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment I'm just confused by the phrase "spire of Mont St Michel". The Mont is actually the hill itself, at the top of which is an abbey, whose name I'm unsure of - our article on Mt Saint-Michel is pretty vague on details of the abbey itself. I was actually there a couple of weeks ago, but couldn't get into the abbey due to masses of tourists. Didn't get any photos as nice as this anyway. :) Stevage 02:05, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Weak oppose. The tower is a bit tilted and the colors are too pale, it could use a tad of contrast. --Enano275 05:15, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Weak oppose. I like many things about this picture, especially the lighting and the clouds.  What stops me is the lack of perspective control, causing the tower to look like its falling backwards.  While the photographer (who is obviously very talented as demonstrated by this and his other photos) did a good job hiding the PC problem by squaring the tower in the center and I realize that PC is difficult to obtain with small format cameras, I still can't support the photo for that reason. SteveHopson 17:04, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
 * What is perspective control? Stevage 22:16, 21 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Support -- good contrast, good angle --T-rex 18:55, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Support -- While I did not even think when I posted this photo that it would be nominated to be part of Featured Pictures, I now see the difference between it and most of the other images on Wikipedia. Due to the clarity offered by the high resolution on the photo, I believe my attempt to convey the sheer height and grandeur of the abbey/spire was successful. Though I experimented a bit with the contrasting and brightness, I realized that changing those features would in fact take away from the "natural" lighting...believe it or not, the sky was that brilliantly blue that day. The photo is rare due to the fact that this particular angle is difficult to capture. I had to sit on a perch several hundred feet above the ground to frame this photo...meaning that further attempts to gain perspective control would have been impossible to achieve without great personal risk. I assumed that the uppermost section of the abbey would be called the "spire" since "steeple" is a more informal and Americanized term.  The eye is naturally drawn upwards, making the spire itself, not the abbey, the focal point of the photo. Thank you all for your constructive criticism...I'll keep it all in mind in the future...and a special thank you to those of you who nominated and support this photograph. Nilington 04:07, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Just to clarify, it's the juxtaposition of "Mont St Michel" and "Spire" that is confusing - mountains don't usually have spires :) If I knew the name of the abbey, I would suggest that instead. "Spire" is fine. Stevage 09:31, 22 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Support Great photo. Love the angle and the sharpness. Iorek85 10:31, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Support. Good colors, angle. I don't perceive it as "falling back" personally. Redquark 13:44, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Support Nice, clear picture. Mr. Turcotte  talk  15:00, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose Gives me vertigo. Its just too close and squashed and cut off for me. -Ravedave 05:19, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Support Nice colors, nice sky, good angle, good clear image. --Every1blowz 18:41, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Support great angle IMO. savidan(talk) (e@) 10:22, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Support Nice, well-framed photo. Bonus Onus 12:40, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Support. The angle captures spire nicely, in contrast with the sky conditions and background colors. --Aude ( talk | contribs ) 15:40, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Support. Excellent angle. --  BRIAN  0918 16:08, 25 May 2006 (UTC)