Oppose, composition. Appreciate the submission, but I think the boat is too small. Hard to see the details of the boat's construction or height above water or such. Kind of prefer an image of the boat in a narrower canal and just show the Grand Canal without the boat like that. Not crazy about seeing the back of the gondolier as well. (I am not an expert though.)
TCO (
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21:01, 10 July 2011 (UTC)reply
Comment It seems you want two separate pictures... one of the canal and one of a gondola. That is fine for cataloguing, but it is the two combined that creates the drama that makes this picture eye catching and the way it contributes to the two articles in which it has been featured.
Saffron Blaze (
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02:26, 12 July 2011 (UTC)reply
Support Context is important to Encyclopedic Value. Here we can see all the essential parts of the Gondola (especially at full resolution), but we also see how it is used and in what context; to me, that is more important than seeing the grain in the wood in the oarrèmo. As far as seeing the back of the Gondolier, it certainly avoids any possible privacy issues for random strangers who don't like having their picture on random websites. Great technically and, IMHO, encyclopedic value is great.-RunningOnBrains(
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Oppose just not that impressive an image. Venice is one of the most photographed places in the world and this image simply doesn't do much for me. It is reasonably descriptive, but I would echo TCO's concerns about composition. Currently about 40-50% of the image is dull water. I'm positive a more descriptive and attractive image can (and has been made), it isn't as if this is an image of a rare occurrence. --
Daniel17:29, 18 July 2011 (UTC)reply
comment If there is a more evocative picture it isn't on Wikipedia and quite frankly I'd put this up against anything that shows up in Google.
Saffron Blaze (
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20:11, 18 July 2011 (UTC)reply