Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Dar es Salaam before dusk.jpg

Dar es Salaam city before dusk

Original - Panorama of Dar es Salaam city a few minutes before dusk taken from Benjamin William Mkapa Pension Tower facing south, showing the Ilala area

Reason: I was given access to the tallest building in Tanzania which gave a perfect view of the city center. The image is not very wide so it displays well in the article. Good quality as well.
Articles this image appears in: Dar es Salaam, Ilala
Creator: Muhammad

Support as nominator --Muhammad(talk) 19:23, 1 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Maybe it's my strange eyes, but doesn't it need a little clockwise rotation? Zoo Fari 22:53, 1 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Uploaded an edit over the original with the tilt fixed. --Muhammad(talk) 03:50, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - It still looks a bit tilted. At least the horizon is, but the buildings are (almost) straight so perhaps there is another explanation. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 08:48, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good quality image of the part of the world we rarely get images from.--Mbz1 (talk) 04:01, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Although note we do have this already. wadester 16 05:25, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - That was taken from a different location and IMO serves a different purpose in the article. --Muhammad(talk) 06:56, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    - Yea I know; I'm just saying. wadester 16 20:38, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Support. Good EV, although I would appreciate a wider view. I appreciate that these opportunities don't come around often, but it probably wasn't the ideal time to take this photo as it looks a bit flat. Half an hour later or perhaps an hour earlier probably would have given a more aesthetic view. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 08:48, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- By the way, I think it could also benefit from a crop of some of the sky, as it sort of seems like 'wasted space' in this image. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 07:52, 3 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. Caption should identify the vantage point from which the photo was taken, what direction it is facing, and what landmarks/neighborhoods/sights can be seen in the photo. Spikebrennan (talk) 14:37, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Updated caption. Is it ok now? --Muhammad(talk) 17:36, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - Support Spikebrennan (talk) 17:30, 3 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Yea, and I would suggest using the {{location}} template at Commons, unless this was, say, from the roof of your house and you want the anonymity. wadester 16 20:41, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - Done --Muhammad(talk) 05:37, 3 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Good quality, high Enc. Value Mostlyharmless (talk) 02:26, 5 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Skyline shot that personalizes a city not widely known for a skyline. Daniel Case (talk) 02:23, 7 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Support A little photoshop love might go a long way in enhancing this image. It could use a little sprucing up, so to speak.Spiral5800 (talk) 08:33, 7 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

What changes do you wish to see when you say "photoshop love" and "sprucing up"? I mean, can you be a tad more specific? (like noise reduction, etc). Spencer^{T♦Nominate!} 17:25, 7 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Dar es Salaam before dusk.jpg --Spencer^{T♦Nominate!} 00:38, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]