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Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 24 Aug 2013 at 14:51:52 (UTC)

OriginalGemini Residence on the Islands Brygge, Copenhagen
Reason
High EV and good quality
Articles in which this image appears
Gemini Residence
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Bob Collowân
As you say, it is an impression only resulting from the slightly too tight framing, and because our eyes are stupid. --ELEKHHT 07:38, 17 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not sure it's because our eyes are stupid. In my opinion it is because, from this apparent position, the top of the building would naturally appear to be slightly narrower, due to perspective effects. Because there is no such narrowing in the picture, we assume that the building actually widens slightly, which would be a correct assumption in a real-world situation. 81.159.111.248 (talk) 10:47, 17 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Note that perspective control is common, and has been so far considered acceptable at FPC. --ELEKHHT 00:03, 18 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I think that adjusting the perspective is OK when it corrects a camera artefact/limitation to create a natural-looking aspect, but when it breaks the natural perspective, and makes things appear distorted, I think it is a mistake.* However, I am not a technical expert and it is not clear to me whether this photo has been "corrected" or is simply taken from a greater distance than appears, at which distance the perspective effect would naturally be less. 86.160.217.67 (talk) 13:08, 18 August 2013 (UTC) *Unless done deliberately to create a special effect, of course. I am talking about pictures that are supposed to faithfully document the subject.[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:54, 24 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]