Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Preparation for schooner race.jpg

File:Preparation for schooner race.jpg, featured edit

Voting period ends on 31 Aug 2009 at 20:00:35 (UTC)
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Info created by Two+two=4 - uploaded by Two+two=4 - nominated by Two+two=4 -- Two+two=4 (talk) 20:00, 22 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Two+two=4 (talk) 20:00, 22 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Wow, you are a sucker for punishment! ;-) I'm anticipating opposes based on the inward tilt, so can I ask you: is there anything that can be done about that? Sarcastic ShockwaveLover (talk) 20:26, 22 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I knew it

! When I created panorama Hugin select a cylindrical setting. I believe it is the way it should be counting that the image includes both towers of Golden Gate Bridge on the left and Alcatraz Island on the right. I believe this tilt is kind of natural. This image was incredibly hard to stitch. Everything was moving from frame to frame. The weather was also bad. In my opinion this image is interesting because it shows the preparations for the race in the different stages. You could see boats from USA, Germany, Australia, Sweden and Great Britain. BTW thanks for the comment versus opposing right away

.--Two+two=4 (talk) 20:43, 22 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Another look, and maybe I will try to correct it. ~~for now~~The images was fixed to the best of my ability. So let's go on with the nomination.--Two+two=4 (talk) 04:40, 23 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I always prefer discussing an image before opposing it, especially considering the immense amount of effort out into the last panorama you nominated. Being a photographically challenged person, I'm generally reluctant to oppose works where I'm out of my depth tech-wise; I don't have the knowledge to tell whether the tilt could, or indeed should, be fixed, so I thought I'd do the gentlemanly thing, and wait until those more informed than myself had comented. I do agree with you regarding the value and quality of the image, and I'll be happy to support it, pending the inevitable barrage of questions and stitchings. Thank you, though, for taking the time to take such wonderful images, and taking criticism in your stride. I don't think that gets said enough around here. Best of luck! Sarcastic ShockwaveLover (talk) 21:11, 22 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a lot! It is very kind of you. BTW the image is withdrawn only for oppose votes. Everybody, who would like to support it please proceed.

--Two+two=4 (talk) 22:55, 22 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Horizontal control points should allow you to straighten things out. Noodle snacks (talk) 23:24, 22 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. ~~Could you please give me a link me to tutorials?~~Found it.--Two+two=4 (talk) 00:07, 23 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Support Fantastic job on getting it straightened out. I think this is quite remarkable :) Julielangford (talk) 06:10, 23 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Dull light & colours. Bad crop on bottom right. —kallerna™ 09:23, 23 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes it was a bad weather, a normal weather for San Francisco summers, but the scene was quite unique. About the crop. So much was going on that no matter what something should have been off, and actually nothing is.--Two+two=4 (talk) 11:06, 23 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Neutral I was on the verge of voting both ways already, but simply can't make up my mind. Quality is good, but not stellar; subject is interesting, but colors are dull. So neutral it is. -- JovanCormac 11:13, 23 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
~~Neutral~~ I like it. But there's one stitching error between the second and third boat on the right side. I'll support fixed version. (no need to restich. you can use clone tool for that) --Lošmi (talk) 02:23, 24 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Do you mean between boats 8558 and 8842? If so there's no error. I could upload the original. If you mean something different could you please add a note to the image or the nomination? Thanks.--Two+two=4 (talk) 02:42, 24 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Support Fixed now. --Lošmi (talk) 14:18, 24 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support--Avala (talk) 22:19, 24 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Karel (talk) 16:21, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Yann (talk) 14:08, 27 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support --S23678 (talk) 04:51, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support, although I see no wow ;-) --ka ʁs tn 10:47, 29 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Makes its wow by lack of the usual "wow" elements for sailboat pictures: no sunlight, blue sky or whitecaps. Yet there's activity and a mood here, plus crisp detail. Excellent. Daniel Case (talk) 22:16, 29 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- MJJR (talk) 21:26, 30 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Works for me. Sarcastic ShockwaveLover (talk) 12:01, 31 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks again for your initial comment! I believe only a very kind and a very nice person would make a comment as you did versus opposing the image right away for a fixable problem! I was very lucky you were the first one, who saw the image

--Two+two=4 (talk) 12:50, 31 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed results:

Result: 11 support, 1 oppose, 1 neutral → featured. /JovanCormac) 21:54, 31 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This image will be added to the FP gallery: Places/Panoramas

Comment FYI regarding a cleanup of all misplaced FPs and their nominations: "During the nomination the nominated File:Preparation for schooner race.jpg was replaced by File:Preparation for schooner race 2.jpg, so the elected FP is the latter; but inadvertently the original image was promoted. Let’s fix this and transfer FP template, categories etc. to File:Preparation for schooner race 2.jpg where they belong." --Cart (talk) 15:14, 16 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]