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Original – Financial District Lower Manhattan photo D Ramey Logan
Reason
One of my best ever aerial photo's of a truly remarkable place..
Articles in which this image appears
Financial District, Manhattan - Manhattan
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
WPPilot
  • Support as nominatortalk→ WPPilot  16:30, 17 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. It's a good view but the image quality is poor. I'm shocked that ISO 320 is so noisy. And there is a lot of chromatic aberration, particularly on the left side. Was it taken through a window? Ðiliff «» (Talk) 23:40, 17 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    • It was taken through the open window port in the helicopter. It is not on a gimbal so the small helicopter creates a great deal of vibration, that I as a airplane pilot was not expecting. I have about 50 images from the sequence, I will review to see of others had less vibration clutter. talk→ WPPilot  02:13, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
      • If there is no glass between your lens and the subject and you're getting that much chromatic aberration then I have to restate what I've mentioned in your previous nominations - I think your lens is faulty. Far too many of your shots are soft, and particularly blurry at the edges, particularly on one side. I don't know if you're always using the same lens or a variety of lenses, but I do recall you saying that you were using a high quality lens when I mentioned this in another nomination. I honestly can't think what else could be causing such poor optical performance. I know that it's a tough environment to shoot in, but it's not just the effect of vibration. Perhaps a lot of consistent vibration over time has damaged the lens in some way? Just a thought. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 11:19, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Don't forget that this is a 24MP APS-C body. I guess this is the AF 20mm 2.8D, which generally doesn't get great ratings (2/5 stars for IQ on photozone), so it might well be normal for that lens. The kit 18-55 does seem at least equally sharp though, so it is a somewhat curious choice. --DXR (talk) 13:51, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
True, I don't know Nikon equipment very well but it's very poor for a prime lens if that is normal. Perhaps it's time for an equipment upgrade. I don't mean to be rude WPPilot, but if you are a professional photographer, you could surely justify more professional equipment? Personally, I would be disappointed if I had commissioned you to photograph Lower Manhattan and received this image. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 14:00, 18 December 2014 (UTC) [reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:36, 30 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]