Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Oslo Norway Royal Palace arms inspection

An Norwegian Officer inspects the arms of the Royal Norwegian Guards at the Royal palace in Oslo Norway

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Original – An Norwegian Officer inspects the arms of the Royal Norwegian Guards at the Royal palace in Oslo Norway

Royal Palace inspection Oslo_Det kongelige slott "alt"

Reason: unique photo
Articles in which this image appears: Royal Palace, Oslo
FP category for this image
Creator: WPPilot

Support as nominator --WPPilot (talk) 06:49, 1 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Too dark. Needs some photo shop work.--Mark Miller (talk) 06:56, 1 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Per Mark Miller, it's too dark, specifically on the left side of the photo. --///EuroCarGT 17:07, 1 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- I have done the suggested correnctions and posted it here as alt.--WPPilot (talk) 14:52, 2 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose — None of the guards' faces is very visible, thus pic. lacks visual interest. I say this despite the fact that I am of half-Norwegian descent! Sca (talk) 15:48, 2 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment - Wow that is a random comment. While I am biased, and part Norwegian, I would have to disagree. The Sargent of arms inspects the rifle of the guard, as the next guard readies his rifle for inspection. Also of note is the geometrical balance of the guards. The main subjects faces are visible and clear, with only the yet to be inspected guards faces obscured by his rifle. This is not a mug shot that's for sure...... WPPilot (talk) 16:50, 2 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  - Comment I would actually suggest that we ignore that comment as it appears to be inaccurate, at least as far as the statement about "None of the guards' faces is very visible". They are indeed visible.--Mark Miller (talk) 21:34, 2 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    - Sorry, WPPilot, but also I don't like the angle. Photog shudda been farther left, at an oblique angle to front line, IMO. It's just one person's opinion, so let the chips fall where they may. (What's "mug shot" got to do with it?) Sca (talk) 19:09, 2 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
      - No need to apologize, to each his own my friend. My mug shot comment was in reply to the face comment, in these are profiles of faces and not frontal views, said in jest. Ien skol mean skol! WPPilot (talk) 19:27, 2 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
        Fram, fram!
        
        Sca (talk) 23:02, 2 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
        
        I like this picture. I do, but the issue seems to be the exposure. The ground was too dark, along with the uniforms, but when brighting up the image the sky becomes overly white. If the sky could be less overexposed to show more detail I would be more supportive. I tried some photo shop myself but the sky is very difficult to get balanced with the rest of the image. That is my only issue. The composition is fine, the faces are fine. This is a great shot.--Mark Miller (talk) 21:46, 2 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose The low lighting means that the subject is not revealed as well as it should be. In terms of human interest, it is a wonderful photo. Amandajm (talk) 07:09, 4 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:56, 11 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]