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Info The Shard, London. View to south, form the Lower Thames Street. All by Alvesgaspar (talk) 22:57, 17 November 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 22:57, 17 November 2013 (UTC)
Oppose I don't think the lighting and composition work here. The Shard is backlit for no good reason, and the dark foreground does not help. --King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 03:10, 18 November 2013 (UTC)- Oppose like King --Wladyslaw (talk) 08:29, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
- Oppose as before. Also the trace of the plane is disturbing. -- -donald- (talk) 08:42, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
Comment -- We use to say that one picture is worth one thousand words. Well, it didn't work this time. My purpose was not (obviously) to produce an illustrative image of The Shard but to transmit the feeling of contrast that I got in this particular place at this particular time. A contrast between an old, and somehow somber area of the city (almost sinister, as I see it here), and the bright and ethereal modern tower. If I wished to make an encyclopaedic image I would have chosen another light and another angle. Artsy material is also part of Commons, even when the creators don't have much talent. Btw, I like the airplace track very much. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 13:26, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
- While I don't think this one worked, I fully agree with you trying to "make" a picture rather than just "take" a picture of something, and to transmit feelings. I recommend you make your comment when nominating rather than leave others to guess intentions. See my Russell Institute pic below as an example. London is difficult to photograph for buildings, especially those that want "perspective correction" for everything. It so busy and cramped to get back enough to shoot. The City has some nice old buildings (e.g. churches) crammed in among the skyscrapers. -- Colin (talk) 15:58, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
- Oppose per King --Vamps (talk) 16:20, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
- Oppose This skyscraper of the Italian architect Renzo Piano is truly spectacular, but the shot, the lighting, the composition are absolutely not considerable. --Pava (talk) 16:40, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
- A spectacular eyesore perhaps :-) It belongs in Dubai, not London. -- Colin (talk) 16:55, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
OK guys, I got the message ;)-- Alvesgaspar (talk) 11:33, 19 November 2013 (UTC)
