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Voting period ends on 4 May 2009 at 02:08:13
Dawn Service ANZAC Day 2009 at the State war memorial in Kings Park, Western Australia Alternate version reduced foreground lighting

  •  Info created by Gnangarra - uploaded by Gnangarra - nominated by Gnangarra -- Taken during the dawn service ANZAC Day 2009. Gnangarra 02:08, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support -- Gnangarra 02:08, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose I know it's an ambiental picture, but underexposure of the important part of the picture bothers me. Also, the out-of-focus head near the lower right corner and (I think) a slight clockwise tilt. --Yerpo (talk) 07:45, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment Is it just me or the monument and the crowd are too noisy?--Moise Nicu (talk) 07:57, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment The picture doesn't know if it wants to be a silhouette effect or a nightshot with a vantage point. It's a pity that the memorial isn't illuminated --Richard Bartz (talk) 10:18, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Although I expect it will fail on some aspects of technical quality. It may do better under Valued Images for its historical interest. If you had been free to wander around, it would have been useful to take 10 or 20 shots of this scene and offer us an alternative. Such as from about 100 yards to camera right, getting the obelisk closer to the right-hand 1/3 vertical and flag-pole framing the edge. I don't know for certain this would be better composition, just suggesting something to try. Whether or not this makes FP this year, have another go next year and improve some of the technical aspects, especially the bluured heads of the crowd. May need a little more light, closer to sunrise. The reflections on the water work well. -- Robert of Ramsor (talk) 10:33, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    •  Comment wasnt really possible to shift position during(I was there 2 hours before to get a high central position) with 40,000+ plus[1] people there once your in a spot thats it for the duration, unless your in official areas setting up tripods for long exposures just isnt practical. I see the people attending as a intergral part of the event that does mean using levels that increase noise, an alternate silhouette version is File:Dawn service gnangarra 02.JPG. Gnangarra 14:41, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the extra information. It explains that you were not able to do much different, and like many of us you have to put up with what is possible, rather than the theoretically ideal conditions and unaffordably expensive cameras people think you have. I like the second version better, especially with the aeroplane included. (When I suggested trying another location I did not realise that there were so many people there. The picture looked a bit like you were at the back of the crowd. We don't get nearly so many people attending events like this in Britain - only football matches and pop concerts.) Thanks for reminding us of this event. I wish you well. -- Robert of Ramsor (talk) 00:04, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
result: 2 support, 3 oppose, 0 neutral => not featured. Maedin\talk 17:54, 4 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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