Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Washington Dulles International Airport at Dusk

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Original – Main Terminal of Washington Dulles International Airport at dusk in Virginia, USA. The building was designed in 1958 by Finnish architect Eero Saarinen.
Reason
High quality photo of a notable building. Already featured at Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Washington Dulles International Airport, Eero Saarinen and six more
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Joe Ravi
  • Comment. I don't understand how lens distortion only could affect the tower. IMO edit 1 looks distorted and due to the corrections made, the tower looks softer than in the original. O.J. (talk) 20:23, 14 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    • Edit1 is not a lens correction edit. As JJ Harrison mentioned, it is local warping that has been applied. --Jovian Eye storm 00:39, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
      • Because after initial investigation, it seemed that there was no consistent lens distortion, but rather, a single bulge on the lens that caused distortion in that part of the image. On the basis of that information, it was correct to assume that, given that I couldn't put the lens in a 3D scanner to learn more about its exact shape, a minimally invasive edit would be the best option, in this case a very minor warping (or "swirl", as it somewhat childishly gets called in the program). However, I have since looked at a number of other photographs of this particular scene and conclude that the workmanship on the buildings and signs is just shoddy - hardly any of the verticals agree. So think what you will, I personally wouldn't trust anything taken of this scene without a horizon indicator (camera feature) after what I've seen. Papa Lima Whiskey 2 (talk) 00:21, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
        • Occam's razor might be appropriate here. Perhaps there really is a single 'bulge' in the lens' optics right where the tower is, but more than likely, any perceived tilt of the tower with respect to the scene is your mind playing tricks on you. In any case, in the absence of horizontal/vertical cues and no obvious tilt, it doesn't seem like there is any justification for making guesstimations. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 07:40, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
          • I think I wrote that my final conclusion was that the verticals in reality don't match up, i.e. stuff is actually leaning in reality. But feel free to read selectively as seems to be a habit of yours. Also, feel free to actually verify any perceived or supposed verticals with a graphics application, and check out alternate images of this same scene, before going on an unsubstantiated rant about how eyes are playing tricks. Cheers. Papa Lima Whiskey 2 (talk) 11:31, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
            • You did conclude that, but your original thinking was flawed and that was what I was talking about. You went in gung-ho trying to fix it without any explanation of what the problem was or how you believed the edit resolved it. Also, I don't feel I need to 'verify any perceived or supposed verticals with a graphics application' because as I already said, I don't believe there are any valid vertical lines in the image to use. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 18:18, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support original, there is some noise visible in the sky but I'd say this is about right for a night shot. Nikthestoned 11:25, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Either I don't think it matters too much. Dusty777 (talk) 00:11, 20 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Washington Dulles International Airport at Dusk.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 16:11, 20 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]