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File:Trinity Hall as seen from George Petersen Rose Garden.jpg[edit]
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Info created by Frank Schulenburg – uploaded by Frank Schulenburg – nominated by Frank Schulenburg --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 02:15, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 02:15, 21 April 2020 (UTC)- Support Tomer T (talk) 13:24, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
- Support Very beautiful place Cmao20 (talk) 15:28, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
- Support --Aristeas (talk) 17:15, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
Oppose Nice place but not really special to me (at least from this POV) and both, the ligthing (with most of the building in shadow) and the composition (with the cropped cypress), not really outstanding --Poco a poco (talk) 18:25, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
- Re:cropped cypress – @Poco a poco, as photographers we always have to make decisions about what to show and how to present the subject of a photo to the viewer. In this example, I had to ask myself: "What do I want the subject of the image to be? Is it the setting as a whole (with the tree that grew enormously over the past couple of years) or do I want to highlight the relationship between the rose garden and the university building?". And, just for everybody to understand the context better, here's an image with the full view: Trinity Hall and cypress composition example.jpg. After going back and forth, I decided that I didn't want the single tree dominate the picture. I decided that my image shouldn't be about a cypress in front of a brick building in Northern California. Instead, I tried to show the interaction between Trinity Hall and the rose garden planted in the 1950s. So, to be clear: I accept your judgement – in the end it's a matter of taste whether we like an image or not. – Maybe it's worth mentioning that in cases like this I'd rather have us remember that most of us here are excellent photographers and – while we make mistakes every now and then – we most often have choices presented to us that drive how we're showing a subject. I'm bringing this up because I've seen too many comments here on Commons that give the impression that "the photographer made a mistake" rather than "we don't agree with the decision the photographer has made". After all, let's not forget that feedback could also look like this: "I see you've cut off the cypress. I think that's not adding to the picture, but I'd like to learn more about why you chose to do so. Could you please elaborate further?" Best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 20:40, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
- Frank I indeed judged the result, which didn't convinced me at all, instead of wondering why to chose to do so. I'm probably in the meanwhile used to get harsh and rude comments about my pictures, that (without getting that far though) I may be getting too cold in the way I comment pictures here. I'm sorry for that, my intention was not to hurt your feelings. Poco a poco (talk) 06:49, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
- Re:cropped cypress – @Poco a poco, as photographers we always have to make decisions about what to show and how to present the subject of a photo to the viewer. In this example, I had to ask myself: "What do I want the subject of the image to be? Is it the setting as a whole (with the tree that grew enormously over the past couple of years) or do I want to highlight the relationship between the rose garden and the university building?". And, just for everybody to understand the context better, here's an image with the full view: Trinity Hall and cypress composition example.jpg. After going back and forth, I decided that I didn't want the single tree dominate the picture. I decided that my image shouldn't be about a cypress in front of a brick building in Northern California. Instead, I tried to show the interaction between Trinity Hall and the rose garden planted in the 1950s. So, to be clear: I accept your judgement – in the end it's a matter of taste whether we like an image or not. – Maybe it's worth mentioning that in cases like this I'd rather have us remember that most of us here are excellent photographers and – while we make mistakes every now and then – we most often have choices presented to us that drive how we're showing a subject. I'm bringing this up because I've seen too many comments here on Commons that give the impression that "the photographer made a mistake" rather than "we don't agree with the decision the photographer has made". After all, let's not forget that feedback could also look like this: "I see you've cut off the cypress. I think that's not adding to the picture, but I'd like to learn more about why you chose to do so. Could you please elaborate further?" Best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 20:40, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
- Oppose Good quality, but something's missing for an FP. --A.Savin 20:45, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
- Oppose Same. I'm not seeing something which makes this one stand out. Not even really sure what to focus on. - Benh (talk) 21:52, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
- Oppose per others. Too ordinary. Composition and light. And the tree in the middle, cut at the top, is quite unpleasant -- Basile Morin (talk) 00:11, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
I withdraw my nomination --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 00:25, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
