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City of London Skyline from Canary Wharf[edit]

Original - The City of London skyline as viewed from Canary Wharf.
Reason
Quite a detailed image of London skyline with good EV. Not as detailed and sharp as my usual shots, as this was taken through thick double-glazed glass at an oblique angle which introduced significant softness that was reduced by downsampling slightly. It is quite an uncommon view of the skyline as it was taken from around 200 metres above ground from an office building which is off-limits to the general public, so it is not easily replacable.
Articles this image appears in
London and United Kingdom
Creator
User:Diliff
  • Support as nominator --Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 09:37, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Neutral Technically there is nothing wrong with this image, especialy taken in the circumstances under which this picture was taken. But I'm not sure of it's EV. It doesn't really illustrates the City of Londen as good as your other FP does.

You can hardly see the dome of St. Paul's for instance as is the case with other buildings. It gives a greater look of the Docklands then the City itself. --Massimo Catarinella (talk) 12:02, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    • Well, I think it is a better vantage point to get an overview of the city centre in this photo I think. In the St Paul's Cathedral panorama, you're sort of 'in the thick of it' and the two obviously show the city from opposite directions, so they both have value IMO. I also wouldn't say it shows the Docklands more than the city, as the photo was taken from the Docklands. Only the bottom left corner (Canada Water) is ex-docklands, and it is completely residential these days. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 12:47, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I meant East End in stead of Docklands. Excuses on my part. --Massimo Catarinella (talk) 16:34, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak Oppose A nice shot, but I don't think the lighting and sky are that strong, and more importantly the image just has too much excellent competition. Fletcher (talk) 16:02, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak Oppose Agree with Fletcher. My first impression was of blandness, there's no snap in colors or contrast. You know, Diliff, you're mostly competing against yourself! ;-) --Janke | Talk 19:17, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak Oppose per Janke. The 'blandness' is the first thing that caught my attention. -- mcshadypl TC 21:24, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak Oppose although technically perfect, really small unspectacular, and lacking in enc., especially when compared to Diliff's fantastic panorama which is already featured. TheOtherSiguy (talk) 22:13, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak Oppose As per Fletcher. You've set the bar very high with your 360° panorama. Hopefully not too high? (Giligone (talk) 22:40, 3 September 2008 (UTC))[reply]
  • Weak Oppose When I first look at the picture, I can't find where to start with. When I look in detail, everything is too far away. --Base64 (talk) 08:52, 4 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment As nice as picture this is, I believe it begs for more angle to see the surrounding parts of the central London. The foggy skies and bright sun reduce the saturation of the colors quite a bit. I know clear skies are a matter of chance and a bit of good luck in London but this picture definitely has the EV. Victorrocha (talk) 20:32, 4 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Neutral I have to agree with the weak opposes above, but they're not enough to make me oppose after viewing the picture. SpencerT♦C 19:40, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --jjron (talk) 13:04, 8 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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