Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/CSM Engineering Hall

Colorado School of Mines Engineering Hall edit

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 10 Aug 2011 at 03:07:13 (UTC)

Original - The Colorado School of Mines Engineering Hall

Edit - perspective correction, reduce saturation

Reason: Interesting angle and vibrant colors.
Articles in which this image appears: Colorado School of Mines, Vance Haynes
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: ChrisEngelsma

Support as nominator --Chris Engelsma ■ 03:07, 1 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. Any reason not to photograph the building head-on? The tilt is a bit distracting, and the perspective-corrected version is even more weird looking. Spikebrennan (talk) 18:21, 1 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- The reason the photo was taken at an oblique angle was due to trees and other impediments to prevent a head-on shot. Chris Engelsma ■ 20:30, 1 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose: The 'perspective corrected' version is over-corrected so now the it looks like the top floor is larger than the bottom floor. It appears that the image has been over processed in other ways as well, for example there is considerable color bleeding from sky into the building on the left. Also the boundary between the horizon and the sky on the left has a dark band that looks unnatural. The colors in general seem over saturated, e.g. the windows are blue, and in general the image gives the impression of a B&W image that's been colorized. Even without the technical oddities, the image isn't particularly striking and fails to create an interest in the subject.--RDBury (talk) 20:35, 1 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I think the windows are blue. -RunningOnBrains^(talk) 21:21, 1 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
The building is wider at the top (There is a bit of overhang, the verticals are vertical (or very nearly so, if anything they lean in slightly). I suspect some tone mapping or some other processing has gone on here. If you (ChrisEngelsma) still have the original, then I might be able to produce something better. JJ Harrison (talk) 03:04, 2 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per strange perspective, and psychedelic colours! Aaadddaaammm (talk) 11:38, 6 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 03:04, 10 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]