Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Darth vader hot air balloon.jpg

File:Darth vader hot air balloon.jpg, featured

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•  Info created, uploaded, nominated by -- Tomascastelazo (talk) 15:54, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
•  Support -- Tomascastelazo (talk) 15:54, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

•  Comment for those concerned about copyrights, etc., etc., etc., this picture was taken at the International Hot Air Ballon Festival in Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico. It is a public event, in a public place, and there are no freedom of panorama issues. This is the web site for the festival: [[1]]. --Tomascastelazo (talk) 17:07, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

•  Support--Mbz1 (talk) 17:29, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
•  Possibly Support good quality, but those two balloons in the foreground are almost in the way. --IdLoveOne (talk) 20:26, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
•  OpposeThe badly-cropped green ballon in foreground is really disturbing. Sorry. About copyrights etc., etc., etc., I should be happy if the law ware the same in all countries around the world, but it is not the case. The public situation of a public event in a public place described here could nevertheless generate some freedom of panorama issues in some countries.--Jebulon (talk) 23:38, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

  Yeah, e.g. the Panoramafreiheit in Germany wouldn't apply to this image AFAIK - the piece of art is not permanently located in a public place and doesn't even conserve its shape... Grand-Duc (talk) 01:58, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

•  Comment Well, let the dabate take place where it pops up. --Tomascastelazo (talk) 03:52, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

•  Support I think it's a good composition. Happy dude who is not aware that the dark lord approaches :) --Lošmi (talk) 00:19, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

;o) --Tomascastelazo (talk) 03:54, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

•  Support Great composition, nice colors. I like the contrast between Darth Vader and the smiling face. Yann (talk) 06:45, 24 November 2010 (UTC)
•  Support First came Spongebob, and now the Dark Lord. This is so great. That Darth Vader hot air balloon is unlike anything else I have ever seen. The guys who actually contructed that are crazy. The lightning of it just perfect. It is placed perfectly in the photo, and the coincidental appearance of the happy camper, unaware of the dark side hovering above it, just peeking past the green ballon is really funny. I know we are normally dead serious here at FPC, but it is very refreshing to see these air balloons. I do not think I can justify supporting a third one though (I know you withdrew another one), as I could hardly argue that our FP gallery needs another one to show an adequate diversity of subjects. --Slaunger (talk) 20:51, 24 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I showed this to a Star Wars collegue at work today and he thought it was  Awesome! . --Slaunger (talk) 21:05, 25 November 2010 (UTC)
  • Not crazy, Slaunger. But probably Belgians, If I trust the flag !!--Jebulon (talk) 14:33, 27 November 2010 (UTC)
•  Support Nice contrast. --Avenue (talk) 08:39, 25 November 2010 (UTC)
•  Support - LeavXC (talk) 18:23, 25 November 2010 (UTC)
•  Oppose--shizhao (talk) 12:33, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
•  Support good all! Mastery. Tanakashi (talk) Puppet. Yann (talk) 11:41, 28 November 2010 (UTC)
•  Support interesting composition Gnangarra 02:31, 28 November 2010 (UTC)
•  Oppose I would tend to say: No composition at all. --Niabot (talk) 12:31, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

•  Comment There is good composition, so so composition and bad composition that is a function of arrangement of elements, outside of the aesthetical elements of the subjects or the image itself. So if you don´t like the composition, just say so, and as a courtesy, you could explain what you do not like about the arrangement, suggest possible solutions, instead of just condemming an image with a sterile statement. --Tomascastelazo (talk) 16:28, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

• The main motive of this image is "Darth Vader". Clearly visible by its weight (dark, large area). But then on the other hand you have that tiny little ballon looking around the corner, with strong colors. This distracts the eye from the main motive, that now itself in this composition looks bad. Or better said: Out of place. (Basically it is like mixing green and red colors. The result is mostly not pleasant. Same in this case) --Niabot (talk) 20:19, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

•  Oppose As above, problems with composition and overexposed in down left corner. --Karelj (talk) 21:40, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

•  Comment I´d rather have you say you do not like it outright. Composition follows the rule of thirds. Composition is good, subject matter may not be to your liking, but they are hot air balloons after all. As far as the supposed overexposure, there is no such thing. Light in the horizon is always lighter at the bottom, especially in the early morning hours, as you can see from the light direction. And in anycase, considering dynamic range, dark subject, etc., etc. exposure is adequate.--Tomascastelazo (talk) 00:34, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

Confirmed results:

Result: 8 support, 4 oppose, 1 neutral → featured. /George Chernilevsky ^talk 20:00, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

This image will be added to the FP gallery: Objects/Vehicles