Commons:Featured picture candidates/Image:Carcassonne Cite.jpg

Image:Carcassonne Cite.jpg

Original - not featured

•  Info created, uploaded and nominated by Benh 17:57, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
•  Info Fortified city of Carcassonne, at dusk. As usual with me, it's a multi pictures panorama. The fortified city of Carcassonne is the biggest in Europe and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997.
•  Support -- Benh 17:57, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
•  Oppose Overexposed highlights, composition. Crapload 18:50, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
•  Neutral Amazing view, but HDRI would be better. --βαςε_LXIV™ 08:48, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

• Actually, HDRI would probably have given a similar result, without the noise. HDR is usefull to extend dynamic range and get details on dark and bright areas. I set metering on the brightest area here, so there is not (too much) blownout parts and I curve adjusted the dark parts to make them brighter. This way, I get details on both dark and bright areas, at the cost of some noise, which I believe isn't too annoying here. If you like the picture but not its noise, you may want to look at the much cleaner version below. Benh 11:33, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

1 support, 1 neutral, 1 oppose >> not featured -- Alvesgaspar 09:23, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Alternative - not featured

•  Info This is the same picture taken by Jean Pierre Lavoie. Surprisingly, it's not yet featured here. I believe the atmosphere on this picture is better than the one from my picture. It's also cleaner and has less noise. The only cons I see are the not accurate colors and the very tight crop. Benh 17:57, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
•  Support I support any of these versions. Benh 17:57, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
•  Oppose Overexposed highlights, composition. Crapload 18:50, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
•  Oppose Same as Image:Carcassonne Cite.jpg. mrmariokartguy 20:21, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

• I'm not sure it's a valid reason for opposing. You can oppose on basis on composition, technical fault... but not because it looks like another picture. And I'd say my picture is the same as this one. Before going to Carcassonne, I read the associated article on Wikipedia, and noticed this beautiful panorama. I decided I'd try to catch one too, but found only this sight (I could have taken the shot from the other side, but this side shows the bridge). Benh 11:24, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

1 support, 2 oppose >> not featured -- Alvesgaspar 23:27, 31 May 2008 (UTC)