Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:De Molen (windmill) and the nuclear power plant cooling tower in Doel, Belgium (DSCF3859).jpg

File:De Molen (windmill) and the nuclear power plant cooling tower in Doel, Belgium (DSCF3859).jpg, featured

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Category: Commons:Featured pictures/Industry#Belgium
Info created by Trougnouf - uploaded by Trougnouf - nominated by Trougnouf -- Trougnouf (talk) 14:22, 14 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Trougnouf (talk) 14:22, 14 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I like the idea of "old vs. new" and the execution and I would have supported it if there weren't these power lines behind the mill, they really work against the composition. --Basotxerri (talk) 15:40, 14 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose A very interesting composition, but unfortunately the technical quality is too low for FP. --Michielverbeek (talk) 21:16, 14 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Comment What is technically missing? I think the camera settings were ideal, ISO200 is the lowest my camera goes, F/9 is optimal on this zoom level with my lens, I don't think the focus is a miss, and I even had the camera on a tripod to do exposure bracketing in case that was necessary, it doesn't look flawed to me at a reasonable zoom level. If there's anything I missed in software I would be happy to improve it. --Trougnouf (talk) 16:56, 15 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Support - I find this photo compelling: The unbalanced nature of the photo that Basotxerri is complaining about is part of what I see as the dystopic new technology dominating over the windmill and the benches, grass and so on that are attempting to pretend everything is alright. I get the feeling in viewing this photo that everything other than the ugly, polluting new technology will be annihilated before long. And it looks fine to me, technically, though I could be missing something. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:01, 15 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment The technical quality is fine. It's an APS-C camera using the right settings in the daytime. The juxtaposition of the two power plants is quite interesting. I would support, but the composition is a bit left-heavy. The left of the image is a lot busier than the right. Meanwhile, I don't know what Ikan is talking about regarding "ugly, polluting new technology". The nuclear cooling tower only outputs pure water vapour, and is shaped in a beautiful hyperboloid. dllu (t,c) 06:19, 15 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not an expert, but that was my emotional reaction. And I don't think we want to debate here whether nuclear power plants are completely clean. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 06:55, 15 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Neutral It's really close for me, but I think on reflection it's not quite enough to gain my support. I really like the idea, but the light is a bit of an issue for me. I also find the car a bit disturbing; the left side of the image is supposed to represent the old technology, so its presence in front of the windmill is putting me off. I'd suggest reshooting on a day with better light, at least getting the light from the back so the left side is illuminated better.--Peulle (talk) 07:50, 15 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support per Ikan --Milseburg (talk) 13:26, 15 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I uploaded a new version where the exposure has been increased on the left side especially. Let me know if there's any other adjustment to be made, I have a lot of room on the histogram. I think the light looked beautiful at that time of the day. The car is unfortunate and I won't be going back as Doel is a ghost town that's over an hour bike ride from the nearest train station, maybe some other Belgian commonner will be luckier. --Trougnouf (talk) 16:48, 15 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- George Chernilevsky ^talk 14:09, 16 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Interesting juxtaposition, but overly busy composition for FP to me. Daniel Case (talk) 17:27, 16 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support--Frhdkazan (talk) 06:57, 17 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tozina (talk) 18:46, 18 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Support. Would have preferred the smoke to go in the opposite direction, but this composition works nonetheless. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 02:19, 19 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed results:

Result: 7 support, 3 oppose, 1 neutral → featured. /--Cart (talk) 15:41, 23 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This image will be added to the FP gallery: Industry#Belgium