Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/AVE Class 103

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Reason: Good quality and high EV
Articles in which this image appears: AVE Class 103, Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Land
Creator: David Gubler

Support as nominator --Nikhil(talk) 16:01, 26 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comment My only criticism of this picture is that it gives no impression of speed. 86.160.215.247 (talk) 02:25, 27 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Exposure time is very less. May be that is the reason we don't have any motion blur.--Nikhil(talk) 04:26, 27 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comment, leaning oppose There's a fair bit of empty space in this image, which detracts from its impact (for instance, the ditch and scrub in the foreground and all the railway lines behind the train). This is a high quality image with EV, but I don't think that it has the kind of visual impact which other FPs of trains have. For instance, the FPs File:SBB Re 460 Schottikon alternate crop.jpg, File:IORE beim Torneträsk.jpg and File:NSB Di 4 Saltfjell.jpg have a similar perspective on the train, but are more visually interesting. Nick-D (talk) 11:52, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

- I think that the Alt is an improvement, but unfortunately it still lacks strong visual impact. I've played around with a few different crops as well, and couldn't get any of them to produce a better result. I think that the angle at which the photo was taken relative to the tracks and train is the underlying issue here. Nick-D (talk) 10:25, 31 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  - I agree with you. Will try to keep it in mind in future nominations. Thank you.--Nikhil(talk) 11:04, 31 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Oppose Original The image is good quality and has decent EV, but I think it is not the best WP has to offer, as there is no visual impact. Oppose Alt, composition is not good. --Wingtipvorte^X PTT ∅ 18:52, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose both. Original not bad, but not great either. Alt crop makes composition poor, per Wingtipvortex. Too much empty space in original. – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 23:06, 4 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:11, 5 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]