Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Pigeon's Rock

Pigeon's Rock, Beirut


I came accross this image on Wiki Commons, and I really, really liked it. It is currently in the Beirut article, and the photo was taken by User:Bertilvidet.


 * Nominate and support. &mdash;Khoikhoi 02:35, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose. Horizon not level and altogether too dark. Dr Zak 02:45, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose Tilted, way too dark, buildings at left somewhat unsharp. --Janke | Talk 07:01, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose. The nominative subject of the picture, the rock, is way too dark.  howch e  ng   {chat} 07:02, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose for the reasons above. And please I came accross this image on Wiki Commons, and I really, really liked it? It should be I came accross this image on the Beirut page and it immediately grabbed my attention and made me read the article. Without this image I would have had a hard time understanding what Beirut actually is. But.. ..no. --Dschwen 07:20, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose. It shows the geography of the place well, but I think a shot in the day-time might have more value. Also, on my monitor, even version two doesn't have much shadow detail (though I think my monitor isn't calibrated correctly). --Pharaoh Hound12:06, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Even the third edit doesn't have enough shadow detail! And I stick to my statment that a picture in the day-time has more value. Also, I just noticed that it's blurry. --Pharaoh Hound 21:19, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

Mikeo 08:33, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose Horizon is clearly tilted - Adrian Pingstone 20:26, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Support Thank you for the input. Agree that the photo was tilted and too dark. I believe these issues are solved with the last version. Bertilvidet 13:06, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose Still too dark, shadow areas lack detail (and yes my monitor is correctly calibrated) and focus not perfect. The haze in the distance obscures most of the land in a photo which seems to be primarily of the sea and sky. Not really illustrative of Beirut at all. --Yummifruitbat 15:52, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose. Photographic issues aside, this doesn't add to Beirut in a way that qualifies it for FP status. --Dante Alighieri | Talk 15:50, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose, It's too dark and just plain boring -- BWF89 03:01, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose. Fine for a personal photo album, I guess, but just too murky for an FP. Miwa * talk * contribs ^_^ 17:43, 12 May 2006 (UTC)