User:Daniel Case/WLM 2012

My favorites as a juror for Wiki Loves Monuments USA 2012, with some comments

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  I like the juxtaposition of the well-lit ruin with the dark clouds behind
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  OK, I'm a homer
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  Nice photo of somewhere I've actually been
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  An early favorite as I was reviewing these. Very dignified and historic ... something you'd expect the NPS to use on their site
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  How to photograph a lighthouse
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  Looks like the cover of a sci-fi paperback from the 1970s.
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  Isn't this shown during the opening credits of the new Hawaii Five-0? If not it should be.
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  The closest of these to my house ... I can actually see this from some high ground near where I live.
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  If we broke these down by state this would be the hands-down winner for Alaska. I looked at it and said "Where else could it be"?
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  Been there more than once too. Nice overview that shows better than any other photo we have how the town is situated.
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  Normally I don't like this front-on angle, but for this building it actually works
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  Of the many images of old farms or farmhouses, I like this one best. The fence just makes it.
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  Nice postcard image
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  Excellent illustration of the Late Victorian Gothic style
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  What is it with lighthouses and this contest?
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  Been to this one too ... nice complement to my picture
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  I like the way it captures the surrounding Plains
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  Moutainside where you normally see sky ... different and effective
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  An obvious shot, and as such easy to screw up. But not here
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  I suppose, given all the county courthouses on the Register, one would have had to end up here
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  Good landscape in an area that must be filled with possibilities
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  Not a view you think of every day
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  Louvre-like juxtaposition of modern and 18th-century forms
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  An improvement from my picture taken four years ago
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  OK, California, what's your take on this lighthouse concept?
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  A picture of a frequently-photographed building that nevertheless makes me think I'm seeing it for the first time
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  Mmmm ... wasn't expecting this.
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  If I have to pick any neon lighting from these I pick this for its simplicity
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  Massachusetts' entry in the lighthouse derby. The gulls just add that certain je ne sais quoi to the image.
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  I haven't picked many interiors, but this is different and encyclopedic
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  Usually you have to choose between being arty and being encyclopedic. This one gets to have it both ways
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  Exactly what you'd expect the Vermont state capitol to look like
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  This one's just waiting to be used in a campaign ad
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  I like the way this one draws you to its prime subject
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  OK, more typical of how Massachusetts does lighthouses. Gets right to the point
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  Light raking at just the right angle for this composition (Would like to have it in a more accessible format, though)