Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Transamerica Pyramid

Transamerica Pyramid[edit]

Reason: Picture is a stunning example of the modern architecture and one of the worlds tallest buildings
Articles this image appears in: Transamerica Pyramid
Creator: Cabe6403

Support as nominator --Cabe 6403 ^{(Talk•Sign!)} 18:23, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose tilt and perspective distortion. It's a difficult building to get a clear shot of but I think for enc this building is better captured from a different angle and not from its own street level as per example. (The most complete top to bottom image I have seen is with a 600mm from Treasure Island and that requires a very clear day). Mfield (talk) 19:15, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose both, not sharp enough to be FP. Second one could probably use a tighter crop and less distracting building in the left foreground. First one is tilted and would have to be retaken without the shadow on the pyramid. gren グレン 20:20, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You actually don't need to oppose the second, it's not an FP nom and is labelled not for voting, it was just an example to show what the building actually looks like without the distortion and to show how difficult it it so get a clear shot. Mfield (talk) 20:25, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I actually did that because I started thinking maybe the second one was close to FP for a while... well, at least I liked it better than the first one so I think that threw me off :) --gren グレン 20:40, 12 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose, rather major tilt issues. Spencer^T♦^C 21:53, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see what the issue with the tilt is... looks minor to me and I wouldn't even consider it an issue, just part of the viewing angle. This picture was taken from the top deck of a moving bus as it passed crossroads perpendicular to the street shot down. It is a very difficult building to get a photo showing the structure top to bottom. --Cabe 6403 ^{(Talk•Sign!)} 23:27, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - not clear enough to see the entire structure.--Tru co 01:59, 11 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Actually I think it came out surprisingly sharp, but the tilt and perspective distortion are pretty bad (I almost ran under a doorway!). Fletcher (talk) 15:14, 11 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. I don't think the tilt is actually as bad as people are saying. Part of it is an illusion due to the fact that you're not looking straight-on at the pyramid's edge, so one side has a greater apparent angle than the other. That said, the perspective distortion (mainly on the edges of the frame) is fairly strong and could be corrected, but I don't think the image is FP material all the same. Sometimes they require more work than taking a snapshot from a moving bus. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 16:27, 12 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted . --The Nordic Goddess Kristen ^{Worship her} 03:28, 17 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]