Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Financial District Lower Manhattan

The Financial District, Lower Manhattan: New York.[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 30 Dec 2014 at 16:30:11 (UTC)

Reason: One of my best ever aerial photo's of a truly remarkable place..
Articles in which this image appears: Financial District, Manhattan - Manhattan
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: WPPilot

Support as nominator – talk→ WPPilot 16:30, 17 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. It's a good view but the image quality is poor. I'm shocked that ISO 320 is so noisy. And there is a lot of chromatic aberration, particularly on the left side. Was it taken through a window? Ðiliff «» (Talk) 23:40, 17 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- It was taken through the open window port in the helicopter. It is not on a gimbal so the small helicopter creates a great deal of vibration, that I as a airplane pilot was not expecting. I have about 50 images from the sequence, I will review to see of others had less vibration clutter. talk→ WPPilot 02:13, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  - If there is no glass between your lens and the subject and you're getting that much chromatic aberration then I have to restate what I've mentioned in your previous nominations - I think your lens is faulty. Far too many of your shots are soft, and particularly blurry at the edges, particularly on one side. I don't know if you're always using the same lens or a variety of lenses, but I do recall you saying that you were using a high quality lens when I mentioned this in another nomination. I honestly can't think what else could be causing such poor optical performance. I know that it's a tough environment to shoot in, but it's not just the effect of vibration. Perhaps a lot of consistent vibration over time has damaged the lens in some way? Just a thought. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 11:19, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Don't forget that this is a 24MP APS-C body. I guess this is the AF 20mm 2.8D, which generally doesn't get great ratings (2/5 stars for IQ on photozone), so it might well be normal for that lens. The kit 18-55 does seem at least equally sharp though, so it is a somewhat curious choice. --DXR (talk) 13:51, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

True, I don't know Nikon equipment very well but it's very poor for a prime lens if that is normal. Perhaps it's time for an equipment upgrade. I don't mean to be rude WPPilot, but if you are a professional photographer, you could surely justify more professional equipment? Personally, I would be disappointed if I had commissioned you to photograph Lower Manhattan and received this image. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 14:00, 18 December 2014 (UTC) [reply]

Comment Could you please remove the chromatic aberrations? They are especially prominent on the WTC. I agree with Diliff concerning the noise. Also f/10 seems a bit too much for a DX Sensor with everything very far away. Even f/5.6 should be enough on a decent prime lens, allowing for ISO 100ish. --DXR (talk) 10:23, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Diliff. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:05, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Really not sharp. Perhaps a faster shutter and lower aperture would improve things overall but the edge sharpness/quality is terrible and shouldn't be on a crop camera using a full-frame prime. -- Colin°^Talk 13:44, 19 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Per above sorry gazhiley 15:49, 19 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose for low quality. Becky Sayles (talk) 14:21, 30 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:36, 30 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]