Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Valtioneuvoston linna.jpg

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Info all by -- СССР (talk) 20:57, 29 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- СССР (talk) 20:57, 29 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Eatcha (talk) 04:46, 30 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Sorry, no wow for me. The light is dull and the whole scene looks, well, sterile IMO. --Cart (talk) 09:34, 30 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: thank you for the review. This was taken not too long before sunset, which is evidenced by the long shadows, when light is conventionally considered anything but dull. And I'm quite perplexed by the "sterile" comment, to be honest :-) --СССР (talk) 11:26, 30 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The light may appear dull but it may well just be a slightly underexposed photo similar to your other nom, which is also a bit too dark IMO. I know my artsy-fartsy language can perplex users here. In this case it looks, to me, too stark, unfriendly, like no living thing could survive there. Please compare with the more vibrant File:Government Palace - Marit Henriksson.jpg (but without the man and the bus). Then again, looking at your uploads, they are all on the dark side, so perhaps that is simply your style. There is an easy way of checking if a photo is toned down too much: Take a color sample at the points that should be totally bright with no black, like the sun glints on the clock or the dots from reflections of the sun on the street lights. In this photo those points have between 5-10% black. --Cart (talk) 12:00, 30 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

That image has quite a few blown highlights, which I really dislike in photos. But perhaps I do make my photos a bit too dark in order to avoid that. Thank you for constructive remarks. --СССР (talk) 00:05, 31 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Support although I do think it might be slightly underxposed. But I doubt there is any better angle to display this architecture from. Cmao20 (talk) 15:32, 30 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose No wow --Booth sift 17:14, 30 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: having considered the above comments, brightened the photo somewhat. --СССР (talk) 03:03, 1 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Cart. A QI for sure but it's just a very static photo of a government building. Daniel Case (talk) 04:21, 1 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per others. Fine shot but not outstanding, plus IMHO oversharpened (bright seams around dark edges at full view). --Kreuz schnabel 05:58, 2 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per others.--Vulp here 14:54, 3 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I withdraw my nomination --СССР (talk) 13:58, 4 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]