Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Hawthorne Bridge

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[edit] Hawthorne Bridge at Night

The Hawthorne Bridge in Portland, Oregon is a vertical lift truss bridge that spans the Willamette River.
The Hawthorne Bridge in Portland, Oregon is a vertical lift truss bridge that spans the Willamette River.
Reason
It is technically good, Depicts the subject well and I think it is rather pretty.
Articles this image appears in
Hawthorne Bridge and Transportation in Portland, Oregon
Creator
User:Fcb981
  • Support as nominator and Creator — Fcb981 23:12, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Support - Brilliant - slightly blurred towards the top, but still, looks amazing Schcambo 10:59, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
  • comment - It looks over saturated, more so in the thumbnail. Was the color boosted after acquisition? Debivort 18:12, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
    • Nope, I did some level adjustments, minor sharpening, the usual. I do shoot with enhanced saturation in camera, plus, I have tried many times to calibrate my LCD but I can never tell what is due to viewing angle. Color aturation came up in a my portland skyline nomination so this is not a passing concern. I'll change the settings today and upload a less satuarated version. I appreciate the feedback. -Fcb981 18:45, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
  • comment Would it be possible to modify the image, or use a different collection of shots for the stitch, so that the sky color is even? The way that it lightens on the right is distracting to me. Zakolantern 22:23, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
    • Not particularly easy to fix, no. I keep all camera setting consistant throughout so that is natural lightening, maybe made more obvious by the very nature of panoramas. In this case, for better or for worse, that brightening effect is here to stay :\ -Fcb981 22:41, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Oppose too many issues. The image is rather blurry. Look at the mechanical structure above the bridge, look at the boats under the bridge. (was this taken on a tripod?) The changing sky color is a little distracting, but if it was around dusk, something like that could be expected. Also the saturation seems a little off. It's a good shot, but because it is relatively easily recreatable, I think we can do better for wikipedia's best work.-Andrew c [talk] 17:08, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
    • I did use a tripod. I think it is a good time for me to point out that the boats are not in fact exibiting motion blur due to camera shake. They are simpily out of focus and not by accident. There is some minor motion blur high on the left tower, it is less noticeable lower on it. This is due to camera shake when I was taking that particular segment. I'm realy confused that you think the bridge is blury but maybe you see something i dont. -Fcb981 18:24, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Not promoted MER-C 03:30, 12 July 2007 (UTC)