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•  Info all by me -- Tuxyso (talk) 19:39, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
•  Support -- Tuxyso (talk) 19:39, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
•  Oppose Sorry, too dark. Yann (talk) 07:41, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
  • IMHO it is not that bad, even dark structures are still visible. Yann, have you looked on the correct version? Yesterday I've uploaded a brighter version, probably you've seen an old version in the cache. --Tuxyso (talk) 11:34, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
•  Oppose It's too dark. Trust us on this one. Daniel Case (talk) 02:52, 18 April 2014 (UTC)
•  Comment Daniel it is not the question if I trust you and Yann or not. If it is the perception of you then I take it seriously. Nonetheless a few questions: What is the best brightness for such a shot? As you can see it is not a classical cityscape - you have only lights which brighten the main building and few lights at the left part of the bridge - the dark parts are trees. In short: Longer exposure with HDR or earlier shot? I've exposed in a way that the bright parts of the building are barely not burnt. Additionaly the sun sets behind the right part of the building thus you have at the beginning of the blue hour a strong brightness gradient on the sky. Another possibility had been to take the shot early in the morning before sunrise (sun behind me), but I do not know if the nice lighting of the building is there at that time. What would you suggest? --Tuxyso (talk) 07:41, 18 April 2014 (UTC)

• In my opinion, the darkness is correct. It is night, and this emphasizes the situation. A night shot, in which can be seen more than is lit, I think is unrealistic. This composition with the lights reflected in the water and the rest of the twilight hour I find a good balance.--XRay ^talk 08:23, 18 April 2014 (UTC)

There's no EV in this one because we can't really see the shape of the building behind the lights. Therefore the darkness is not correct. Daniel Case (talk) 03:29, 19 April 2014 (UTC)

• Yann, Daniel, XRay and others: I am always surprised about the dynamic range of my D7000. I've created an alternative version with shadow and brightness correction. IMHO noise stays at an acceptable level:
  . Do you think that version is better and could have a chance here? --Tuxyso (talk) 08:36, 18 April 2014 (UTC)
  •  Comment much better --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 13:00, 18 April 2014 (UTC)
    • Thanks Martin, I've added it as alternative nomination. --Tuxyso (talk) 13:04, 18 April 2014 (UTC)
•  Oppose -- Christian Ferrer (talk) 16:23, 19 April 2014 (UTC)

Alternative

•  Comment Alternative nomination, with improved shadow details. After certain consideration I also think that this one is better than the previous nom. I look forward to your comments. --Tuxyso (talk) 13:04, 18 April 2014 (UTC)
•  Support --Tuxyso (talk) 13:04, 18 April 2014 (UTC)
•  Support --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 13:19, 18 April 2014 (UTC)
•  Support --King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 18:23, 18 April 2014 (UTC)
•  Support So ... much ... better! I love the eight-point flares around the street lamps and the reflections in the river! Daniel Case (talk) 03:35, 19 April 2014 (UTC)
•  Support -- Christian Ferrer (talk) 16:23, 19 April 2014 (UTC)
•  Support Michael Barera (talk) 22:17, 19 April 2014 (UTC)
•  Oppose Technically sound but monotonous due to the one colour of light. Saffron Blaze (talk) 05:47, 20 April 2014 (UTC)
  • Monotonous for you, for me a very nice color contrast between orange and blue which well brings out the building. --Tuxyso (talk) 08:02, 21 April 2014 (UTC)
•  Weak oppose This version is by far better, but still I cannot see anything here that blows me away, it is a good quality night shot Poco² 09:17, 21 April 2014 (UTC)
•  Support --Alchemist-hp (talk) 12:16, 21 April 2014 (UTC)
•  Oppose Dark, mono and boring. --(✉→Arctic Kangaroo←✎) 13:25, 21 April 2014 (UTC)
•  Oppose Better than the other, but still a bit dark. The composition is not special either. Yann (talk) 19:18, 21 April 2014 (UTC)
•  Support --Ukas (talk) 04:03, 23 April 2014 (UTC)
•  Support--Jebulon (talk) 19:25, 24 April 2014 (UTC)

Confirmed results:

Result: 9 support, 4 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /Jee 12:10, 26 April 2014 (UTC)

This image will be added to the FP gallery: Places/Architecture/Castles and fortifications

The chosen alternative is: File:Stadthalle Mülheim Panorama Blaue Stunde 02 2014 Alternative.jpg