Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Wells Cathedral reflecting pool

Wells Cathedral in the reflecting pool of the Bishop's Palace
Voting period ends on 20 Dec 2013  at 11:02:47 (UTC)
 * Reason:View requested on Talk:Wells Cathedral. High resolution image replicating previously used postcard from the 1890s.
 * Articles in which this image appears:Wells Cathedral, Bishop's Palace, Wells
 * FP category for this image:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
 * Creator:Rodw


 * Support as nominator --&mdash; Rod talk 11:02, 7 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Comment. Something seems to have gone wrong with the colours or registration or something. This is most obvious on the trees at the left, which have prominent blue and red fringes. 86.171.43.186 (talk) 04:06, 12 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Response. I tried to enhance the colours on the original to get the reflection clearer, but I'm still learning the best ways of doing this. Is edit 1 any better?&mdash; Rod talk 08:54, 12 December 2013 (UTC)
 * I'd be happy to take a look at that for you, if you can upload the original. nagualdesign (talk) 07:42, 14 December 2013 (UTC)
 * That would be brilliant. I took loads from the same or very similar spot with a variety of settings. (If you could tell me what you do - perhaps on my talk page - that would help me learn). See 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8.&mdash; Rod talk 08:26, 14 December 2013 (UTC)
 * I'll do that later on today, when I have plenty of time. And I'd be happy to share whatever hints and tips I can with you. In the meantime, perhaps other editors will refrain from voting. Regards, nagualdesign (talk) 08:40, 14 December 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅. Okay, I've uploaded a new composite over the original. I tried to do a new upload but the form filling was driving me nuts. Not sure if its worthy of FP, but hopefully the colour is a bit more naturalistic now. nagualdesign (talk) 16:00, 14 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Comment I like the composition of this picture (what better way to use a reflecting pool?) and there is a clear EV. It think it would be even more useful if in the article for Wells Cathedral the 1890 postcard could be displayed next to this one. What prevents me from lending my full support to this picture, useful as it is, is that the cathedral looks a bit flat, especially in the edited version. Initially, I couldn't put my finger on the issue but having compared it to the postcard, details such as the flying buttresses don't stand out as much as they could. I don't know if this is something which can be fix in post-processing; it might be more straightforward to wait for a different time of day and take the picture again. Nev1 (talk) 19:37, 14 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Precisely. The angle of the light at a different time of day, perhaps when the weather is clearer, would undoubtedly make the sandstone pop. Applying a stronger S-curve or upping the saturation might also produce a pleasing aesthetic, but this is an encyclopedia not an art gallery, so I try to keep my edits here as naturalistic as possible. nagualdesign (talk) 22:58, 14 December 2013 (UTC)

--Armbrust The Homunculus 14:38, 20 December 2013 (UTC)