Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Bank of Tanzania golden hour.jpg

Bank of Tanzania

Reason: Good quality, EV, lighting. Probably my last Tanzania related nomination for a long time.
Articles this image appears in: Bank of Tanzania
Creator: Muhammad Mahdi Karim

Support as nominator --Muhammad(talk) 03:56, 31 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Nice to see an economics related candidate, for once. MER-C 06:35, 31 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment This seems way too warm to me, no? wadester 16 06:59, 1 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Am on the fence regarding that also. Early morning/late afternoon sunlight is normally very warm, but the sky seems to be the wrong hue. Could be understandable if that is air pollution? Durova²⁸⁸ 21:51, 1 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - I don;t know whether air pollution could have caused that, but it was pretty smoggy that day, I remember because I had gone to Mafuta House to look for the crescent to mark the new lunar month and didn't see it even with powerful binoculars or the 150mm. Also, the Bank is located in the city so pollution is definitely present. --Muhammad(talk) 08:44, 2 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bushfire smoke, volcanic ash, dust storms and I guess other particulates can do that. MER-C 10:58, 2 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If Tanzania is anything like New York City, I can testify that an evening summer sky can look even unhealthier than that. -RunningOnBrains^(talk) 17:14, 2 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I'm wondering if a HDR was needed at all? Doesn't seem like there was much dynamic range. Noodle snacks (talk) 08:57, 1 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- No HDR used. --Muhammad(talk) 09:13, 1 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Are you studying in India now? Noodle snacks (talk) 04:58, 2 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Yes, in Bangalore doing my BCA --Muhammad(talk) 08:44, 2 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - So we can look forward to some good stuff from there? --jjron (talk) 13:42, 2 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    - That's exciting. wadester 16 17:35, 2 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
      - Once I've gotten used to the traffic, yes --Muhammad(talk) 08:57, 3 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Question I realise this was a late afternoon capture but the colour cast seems very heavy. I've noticed this same hue on your images in the past and meant to mention at the time that the EXIF showed a manual white balance. Maybe that was just a one-off, but I know I've forgotten to reset mine before... --mikaul^talk 09:50, 2 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Could you please upload an edit to correct the hue? This was taken at 5:54 pm, around 40 mins before sunset. --Muhammad(talk) 10:49, 2 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - Done. Support edit 1 btw :-) --mikaul^talk 20:09, 2 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    - Thanks. ~~I don't remember how it was so either is good for me.~~ --Muhammad(talk) 08:57, 3 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
      - On second thought, edit looks slightly cooler. Prefer original. --Muhammad(talk) 09:08, 7 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support per Muhammad's explanation. Durova²⁸⁸ 18:40, 2 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support only original. The adjusted image looks unnatural and we know how pictures taken at dawn have naturally a yellow and red cast.--Caspian blue 13:45, 3 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

We know the light tends to yellow-red; a photograph taken should not have a cast unless all you see is sunlit areas. The test in these particular conditions would be to look at shadow areas, which should remain neutral. --mikaul^talk 20:34, 3 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The exception might be when the sky is particularly smoggy, in which case even the indirect light is tinted... I agree with you in theory though - generally you should correct the WB for the shadows, as they're most neutral. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 22:54, 3 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Bank of Tanzania golden hour.jpg --Shoemaker's Holiday ^{Over 184 FCs served} 00:47, 9 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]