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Lord Nelson, Nelson's Column[edit]

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Reason
Nicely composed, sharp and good lighting IMO.
Caption
Lord Nelson atop Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square, London, England. Built between 1840 and 1843 to commemorate Admiral Horatio Nelson's death at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, the 5.5 m (18 ft) statue of Nelson stands on top of a 46 m (151 ft) granite column.
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Nelson's Column, Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson
Creator
Chris.B (talk)
  • Support as nominator Chris.B (talk) 19:35, 13 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • question where is his right hand? de Bivort 20:01, 13 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Amputated in 1797 after he was injured in combat. This was after he had been blinded in one eye in combat in 1794. Spikebrennan (talk) 20:07, 13 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose The technical quality isn't that great considering Wikipedia's standards. I don't like the composition and angle, against the sky it seems very bland. It's just an average shot of a statue. TheOtherSiguy (talk) 21:15, 13 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. Chromatic aberration at the base and not sharp enough for a statue. Also, uninspiring background and poor use of negative space. --Malachirality (talk) 22:25, 13 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose due to the perspective. Is there any chance you can retake it further away and/or more elevated so that it dosen't look like you are looking straight up at it? Cacophony (talk) 22:28, 13 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • Speaking of the perspective, it seems to highlight, well, perhaps this is just my (admittedly juvenile) imagination, but has the sculptor included a representation of, well, his, uh, little viscount? Chick Bowen 04:28, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose, the technical quality should be higher - this is not a very hard picture to take, after all? --Aqwis (talk – contributions) 09:58, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose: By TheOtherSiguy. —αἰτίας •discussion• 15:21, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Where's the column? -Sharkface217 22:48, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted MER-C 02:56, 19 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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