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Original – Australia was an Australian heavy cruiser that served from 1928 to 1954, including heavy service in the Second World War. (caption by
The ed17, from the previous nom)Alt1 – Straightened
Reason
High resolution, beautiful image of a beautiful ship, digitally restored (
first nomination was almost there, but the lack of restoration sank it)
Support Excellent restoration of an excellent photo with strong EV.
Nick-D (
talk) 12:08, 15 July 2013 (UTC)reply
Oppose on technical grounds. Tilted horizon and white levels are a little low. These could be easily fixed in Photoshop. -
MrX 21:08, 15 July 2013 (UTC)reply
Considering both your oppose !votes that I've seen are questioning the white/black levels (when other editors have no issue), I wonder if your monitor is properly callibrated. I'll admit that the horizon is not straight, but considering this is a historical photograph rotating it to make the sealine level would misrepresent the original work. —
Crisco 1492 (
talk) 00:34, 16 July 2013 (UTC)reply
My monitor is calibrated with a Datacolor Spyder2Pro, so I don't think that's an issue. I looked at the histogram in Photoshop and the whitest white (highlights on the gun turrets and lifeboats) is about 225. It should be closer to 255 (Usually around 250, because most monitors will render anything above about 250 as pure white). -
MrX 01:17, 16 July 2013 (UTC)reply
Very well, then it isn't your calibration. I've played with the histogram/levels in Photoshop and it looks way too bright to be real. We're not going for what a machine says is the correct balance, we're going for what will look good to the human eye. —
Crisco 1492 (
talk) 01:26, 16 July 2013 (UTC)reply
I guess we will have to agree to disagree then. Imaging standards and monitor calibration exist for exactly this reason. -
MrX 01:40, 16 July 2013 (UTC)reply
The brightest points in an image need not be 255 in the brightest channel. Consider for example a photograph of a grey wall. I think that this ship was probably painted grey, so don't agree with the need to adjust the brightness. My monitor is also calibrated.
JJ Harrison (
talk) 05:27, 21 July 2013 (UTC)reply