Support as nominator --
///EuroCarGT 02:59, 31 January 2014 (UTC)reply
Support. Striking image. Great perspective lines. — Cirt (
talk) 04:03, 31 January 2014 (UTC)reply
Revisiting per request: I like both of them. Cheers, — Cirt (
talk) 04:27, 2 February 2014 (UTC)reply
Support. I actually hadn't considered this one as a FP previously, but I suppose it has the necessary qualities. Actually the image is not just in
California State Route 1, but has as much, if not more EV in
Bixby Creek Bridge and
Big Sur.
Ðiliff«»(Talk) 00:01, 1 February 2014 (UTC)reply
I don't think it has modest EV for the articles it illustrates. I think people often confuse encyclopaedic value with their own personal interest in the subject. If people are interested in knowing what the bridge looks like, how better could you describe it than with a high resolution photo clearly showing the bridge and its surroundings?
Ðiliff«»(Talk) 07:41, 2 February 2014 (UTC)reply
Conditional Support I'm not really a modern photography expert - the perspective looks a little odd, insofar as the bridge looks slightly twisted - you can almost see the roadway on the left, but not as you move right. Is that normal for this type of image? Given a reassurance, I'm happy to support. Adam Cuerden(
talk) 01:41, 2 February 2014 (UTC)reply
I agree that it looks strange, but I suspect it's simply because the bridge is slightly curved at that end (
Google Maps evidence to back me up). Because of the bend in the road, it is
cambered. This is pretty normal in road building, and helps make driving more comfortable around bends.
Ðiliff«»(Talk) 07:41, 2 February 2014 (UTC)reply
Thank you, that's all I needed to know. =) Adam Cuerden(
talk) 18:12, 2 February 2014 (UTC)reply
Comment. I appreciate the effort of EurocarGT to try to improve the photo but in my opinion, I don't think it is necessary, and nor has the edit actually improved the image. It now has halos in the sky typical of HDR processing or the overuse of the Shadow/Highlight tool in Photoshop, and doesn't look as realistic to my eye.
Ðiliff«»(Talk) 07:41, 2 February 2014 (UTC)reply
Then is the original the best way to go?
///EuroCarGT 16:00, 2 February 2014 (UTC)reply
My opinion is yes, the original is fine. It could be brightened ever so slightly perhaps, but it would be better for me to go back to the original file and do it properly. Even so, I don't think it's necessary.
Ðiliff«»(Talk) 22:06, 2 February 2014 (UTC)reply
Support Original.
This FP in Commons may be also worth to consider even though I prefer Diliff's version.
Jee 08:04, 3 February 2014 (UTC)reply
I wasn't aware that there was already an FP on Commons. I may be biased but I prefer my version too, it shows the bridge and the ocean below more completely, although the lighting is quite different.
Ðiliff«»(Talk) 10:49, 3 February 2014 (UTC)reply
Support Original only too. --
Alchemist-hp (
talk) 18:24, 9 February 2014 (UTC)reply
Promoted File:Bixby Creek Bridge, California, USA - May 2013.jpg --
ArmbrustTheHomunculus 02:59, 10 February 2014 (UTC)reply
Just one of the users, who !voted before the addition of the edit, expressed a positive opinion about it, and every user afterward supported the original only.
ArmbrustTheHomunculus 02:59, 10 February 2014 (UTC)reply