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File:2016 Geierlay below.jpg, not featured[edit]
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- Category: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Bridges
Info all by -- Kreuzschnabel 06:21, 18 May 2016 (UTC)- Info Germany’s widest-spanning (360 m) suspension bridge allows a footway to cross a deep valley (about 100 m above the ground), linking two villages in the Hunsrück range and shortening some regional hiking routes. Opened on Oct 3rd 2015, it already attracted 100.000 visitors within 3 months. To get this unpopulated, you certainly have to wait for a thunderstorm. I tried different points of view but think this is the finest one to get an overall impression of the structure and its setting.
Support -- Kreuzschnabel 06:21, 18 May 2016 (UTC)- Support - That's quite spectacular. The only thing that really bugs me is the little unsharp branch of a deciduous plant at the right margin. I'm quite unsure about the practice of cloning things out, but if you're untroubled by it, you could do that. It won't change my vote either way, though. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 06:55, 18 May 2016 (UTC)
Done You’re right, thanks for the hint. --Kreuzschnabel 15:47, 18 May 2016 (UTC)
- Support I'll give my support anyway but have a look at the much more radical crop I've just suggested. --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 07:30, 18 May 2016 (UTC)
Comment - I think I like that crop suggestion. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 08:26, 18 May 2016 (UTC)- Comment I beg to differ. While this would strengthen the focus on the bridge itself, it would crop out the two lower stabilizing cables. I like this composition as it is for the contrasting curves of both bridge and damper cables. Furthermore, this space conveys an idea of the valley’s depth. --Kreuzschnabel 08:38, 18 May 2016 (UTC)
- Support INeverCry 16:29, 18 May 2016 (UTC)
Oppose I'm sorry but I don't think this rises above the level of a tourist photo anyone might take. The composition isn't successful in showing the breadth or depth of the valley imo. A better angle is File:Geierlay-Brücke.jpg. Neither the lighting or weather is optimal and the foliage would look much better in autumn. I see plenty examples in a Google search of the bridge unpopulated, but if there are lots of tourists then make a feature of them like this. -- Colin (talk) 18:28, 18 May 2016 (UTC)
- Comment I have taken some shots from this angle too but am not convinced it’s a fortunate one, making the other end look so steep upwards (which it isn’t, of course). The viewpoint I chose maintains the geometry, being more or less level with the bridge’s lowest point, that’s why I still do like it :-) --Kreuzschnabel 20:37, 18 May 2016 (UTC)
- Oppose Could be very good picture. Just compo is wrong here. --Mile (talk) 20:56, 18 May 2016 (UTC)
Question Did u have a look in fullscreen mode? I wanted to show the entire structure, which is much more than just the essential bridge here. --Kreuzschnabel 21:36, 18 May 2016 (UTC)
- Kreuzschnabel: I did. And tried crop. If bridge is not far, i would shot one third with green, and 2/3 of nice sky. Would be perfect. And crop right side up to the bridge. With sun, if possible, on right side. In this case, perhaps crop as one suggested. --Mile (talk) 06:59, 19 May 2016 (UTC)
- Support wowowow --Alchemist-hp (talk) 21:17, 18 May 2016 (UTC)
- Support great waoouw --Villy Fink Isaksen (talk) 12:12, 19 May 2016 (UTC)
- Oppose Sorry, but neither light nor composition are really FP-worthy in my eyes. A nice picture of an interesting structure anyways. --Code (talk) 16:10, 19 May 2016 (UTC)
I withdraw my nomination Obviously, the comp does not work as intended. --Kreuzschnabel 17:01, 19 May 2016 (UTC)
Confirmed results:
Result: 6 support, 3 oppose, 0 neutral → not featured. /George Chernilevsky talk 16:37, 22 May 2016 (UTC)
