Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Seattle Skyline at dusk

Seattle Skyline at dusk

Reason: It cruised through FPC on Commons, so I figured I would give it a shot here.
Proposed caption: The skyline of Seattle, Washington at dusk, viewed from the south (?). The Columbia Center (middle) is the second tallest building on the west coast of the United States, and the twelfth tallest in the United States. Smith Tower (left), completed 1914, was at one time the fourth tallest building in the world. The highway in the foreground is Interstate 5.
Articles this image appears in: Seattle
Creator: User:Cacophony

Support as nominator Cacophony 15:39, 2 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support J Crow 16:16, 2 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. Without commenting on the image itself for now, the caption is a mess: is the subject matter of the caption intended to be Seattle, or the highway? I would suggest: "The skyline of Seattle, Washington at dusk, viewed from the south (?). The Columbia Center (middle) is the second tallest building on the west coast of the United States, and the twelfth tallest in the United States. Smith Tower (left), completed 1914, was at one time the fourth tallest building in the world. The highway in the foreground is Interstate 5." Spikebrennan 16:58, 2 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Suggestion taken. I didn't invest much time into writing a caption because there are others out there that do a much better job of it. Cacophony 17:24, 2 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

question Without commenting on the image itself for now, if in your opinion the nominated images suppose to add value to the article Seattle why did you placed it to the gallery and not to the main body of the article? (Galleries sometimes are moved around and taken out of articles too.)--Mbz1 17:08, 2 August 2007 (UTC)Mbz1[reply]

Excellent point. I moved it from the gallery into the transportation section. I remember spending a lot of time with the article layout before but I couldn't work it in to the right location. After I looked at it again I'm not sure what I was thinking before, there was plenty of room in the transporation section and that is where I think it belongs. Cacophony 17:24, 2 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

support--Mbz1 18:23, 2 August 2007 (UTC)Mbz1[reply]
Support despite being dark in places.--Here T oHelp 19:43, 2 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
support great photo, like the view --Childzy ^{(Talk|Contribs)} 22:51, 2 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support. I personally like it (soft spot for cityscapes), but find its encyclopedic value lacking just a bit, as it doesn't illustrate what many of the buildings are, how they're distinct, etc.; a day shot would be better for that, similar to a recent FPC of a ship's silhouette in front of a sunset. --Peter 15:24, 3 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support I'm usually a bit suspicious about the enc value of attractive night shots too, but I don't doubt this one makes a valuable contribution to Seattle. The article has a lot of pictures but none of the same quality. How long an exposure was used, out of interest? ~ Veledan • | T | 16:53, 3 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- I added Spikebrennan's suggested caption to the image page too. No need to wait for a vote to improve it! Added to the page here rather than commons because of all the en:wikilinks ~ Veledan • | T | 17:05, 3 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It was a 15 second exposure @ f22 on a 50 mm lens. Thanks, Cacophony 17:57, 3 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support per above. Good shot. Chris.B 21:06, 3 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support I love the blur of the cars. Shaizakopf 11:45, 5 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support I find that the image blurs at it's native resolution, yet the twilight and intentional blur of the cars makes this a definate support for me. CKBrown1000 05:04, 9 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:SeattleI5Skyline.jpg MER-C 11:13, 9 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]