Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Chicago skyline at sunrise

Chicago skyline at sunrise

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 30 May 2010 at 19:11:19 (UTC)

Original - Chicago skyline at sunrise from Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum

Reason: This is a featured picture at commons and has high encyclopedic value.
Articles in which this image appears: Chicago
Shedd Aquarium
Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago)
One Museum Park
FP category for this image: Places
Creator: Daniel Schwen (User:Dschwen)

Current nominee (2009-04-18 at sunrise)

Current WP:FP (2006-10-09)

Former FP (2005-03-02 sunset)

Current commons FP (2008-08-16)

Support as nominator --TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 19:11, 21 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. I have a feeling this is slightly tilted. Is it just an illusion? NauticaShad es 00:05, 22 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
You could compare it to others. See right.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 00:29, 22 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Doesn't immediately strike me as being tilted - the shoreline appears to bend away from the camera, which could perhaps make it look tilted? --jjron (talk) 09:55, 22 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - It is more of a slant and kink (zoom out 3 levels) than a bend, actually. I am not a student of lines of perspective and do not know what the correct technical appearance of a slanted line should be.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 14:10, 22 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    - Actually, upon further inspection, I should detail what you are looking at. The majority of the image is the western "streetwall" of Grant Park, known as the Historic Michigan Boulevard District, which ends at the Smurfit Stone Building. Then the skyline veers because you are mostly looking at the northern "streetwall" which is Randolph Street, taking you eastward to Harbor Point. Then, you see a north south portion of the skyline along Lake Shore Drive. The issue is a non-linear skyline. See the map linked to the word slant above along with this explanation.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 14:24, 22 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support the colours make it more interesting visually than the others below. Great use of natural and artificial light. Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:42, 22 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- You respond as if only one of these should be featured at a time. Is that the case?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 14:13, 22 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

FYI, you guys at FP probably see this skyline shot a couple of times a year as new buildings are built. I think you can see differences in the skylines below architecturally.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 00:36, 22 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Should I nominate the other commons FP now. I was going to wait until one of my current noms finishes since I have two others.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 00:59, 22 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Alchemist-hp (talk) 12:01, 22 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support Chicago_sunrise_1.jpg, delist Chicago_Skyline_Hi-Res.jpg, replace with Chicago.jpg. As with Tower Bridge, I feel we should have two FPs: one that's more aesthetically pleasing (preferably when the sky is changing, namely at sunrise or sunset), and one that's at a higher resolution with more detail (when the sky is contant, like midday or night). -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 23:29, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support very good nom, on the topic above of the slant, I think it's just an optical illusion. Cat-five - talk 02:55, 24 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom, without prejudice to any of the existing FPs of this same subject. I particularly like the water reflection in this image. Spikebrennan (talk) 16:27, 24 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support One of the better city panoramas that I've seen -- mcshadypl ^T ^C 06:18, 26 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very nice. --Avenue (talk) 08:53, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support, for-the-record-support. I can only recommend watching a sunrise at the lakefront in Chicago. Totally worth getting up at 5am! --Dschwen 13:51, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support wow! --TheMandarin (talk) 16:16, 28 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Chicago sunrise 1.jpg. No consensus to replace other FP, so it's just going to be promoted alongside it. NauticaShad es 09:00, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]