Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Moon Bridge and Fountain, Friendship Pond 2 NBG LR.jpg

File:Moon Bridge and Fountain, Friendship Pond 2 NBG LR.jpg, not featured

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3:2 crop here. Has distant chair on a rule-of-thirds point which helps it become a focal point to some degree. Removes distracting foreground.

• Category: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Bridges#United_States_of_America
• I love the reflection of the bridge in the stream in this photo. All by me. PumpkinSky talk 11:50, 12 August 2017 (UTC)
•  Support -- PumpkinSky talk 11:50, 12 August 2017 (UTC)
•  Support Like a Zen garden, gentle, smooth and friendly. -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 13:00, 12 August 2017 (UTC)
•  Oppose Nice enough scene but not uncommon in an ornamental garden so not really seeing enough wow to take this from QI to FP. The foreground in particular isn't helping the composition, with the stone and stump distracting. I'll suggest a crop or alternative framing. -- Colin (talk) 11:03, 13 August 2017 (UTC)

•  Done Thanks for the suggestion Colin. I agree this is better. I really like the way the crop brings the viewer's eye to focus on the bridge's reflection more, which I think is a key part of the photo. PumpkinSky talk 11:17, 13 August 2017 (UTC)

• (Edit conflict) again...  Oppose Sorry, this is't working for me but for other reasons than above. Technically fine but the light makes the whole scene look washed out and then there is the fountain stealing all the attention from the scenery. If we are going for a Zen garden, a baroque water spray has no place in it. --cart-Talk 11:21, 13 August 2017 (UTC)

•  Comment The fountain is actually one of the reasons I took this photo, after waiting 2 weeks for a cloudy day (because of the bright sun we get this time of year). I feel the juxtaposition of the fountain and bridge is fascinating. So we disagree on this one ;-) PumpkinSky talk 11:29, 13 August 2017 (UTC)

•  Support Good composition...the foreground is lovely --LivioAndronico ^(talk) 18:09, 13 August 2017 (UTC)
•  Support - Good composition and a very peaceful picture. Sportsguy17 00:44, 14 August 2017 (UTC)
•  Oppose - PumpkinSky, I'm with you on the fountain behind the bridge being a nice thing, but what spoils the composition for me is all the leaves in the near right corner. Of course you couldn't chop down those bushes, nor would I want you to, but the result is that they cut off part of the bridge and the serenity of near-symmetry is lost to me. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 03:38, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

•  Comment @Ikan Kekek: There are many bushes and trees here in this wooded area. About the only way I could maybe get that bush marginally in the photo instead of where it is now is if I stood in the stream. When I'm there on another cloudy day (bright sun is bad for this spot for photos) I'll decide how hard core a photographer I am ;-) PumpkinSky talk 10:39, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

•  Question - What's the view like from the other bank? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 10:58, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

• From mosts spots the pine tree on the left cuts off the left side of the bridge. I'll see if I can find a spot where that doesn't happen where I also won't get wet. PumpkinSky talk 11:01, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

 Oppose per Ikan.--Peulle (talk) 22:32, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

 I withdraw my nomination Because three days later I took a better photo of this bridge and have nominated it. PumpkinSky talk 18:59, 15 August 2017 (UTC)

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Result: 4 support, 4 oppose, 0 neutral → not featured. /--cart-Talk 08:17, 18 August 2017 (UTC)