Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Denver’s Millennium Bridge

Denver’s Millennium Bridge[edit]

Reason: Denver's Millennium Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge, the first to use post-tensioned structural construction. It allows the bridge deck to be as thin as possible, with minimum elevation gain, as it crosses over the city's railroad and lightrail system. The cluttered setting of the rail yard makes it difficult to capture the drama and beauty of the bridge. Looking down 16th Street in Denver, the bridge's mast stands out like a ship pulling up to the city. This photo focuses on the central mast and cables, a key element of the bridge design, and the strong composition conveys the ship-like ambiance.
Proposed caption: Mast of Denver’s Millennium Bridge rises to 200 feet (61m), connecting to the footbridge's deck and foundation anchors with post-tensioned steel cables.
Articles this image appears in: Denver Millennium Bridge
Creator: Cher Skoubo

Support as nominator Cher Skoubo 09:50, 13 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Sorry, but I just don't see how this illustrates anything. Every object in the image is cut off. --Sean 12:59, 13 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Agree with Sean. Subject is way too cut off...taking the pic from 16th Street as you mentioned might be a better idea. Sorry. Jumping cheese 16:41, 13 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Info Cher Skoubo Are these alternatives better? First alternative caption, "Denver's Millennium Bridge connects Riverfront Park in the Central Platte Valley neighborhood with downtown's 16th Street pedestrian mall." This view shows what it looks like from street level. It is a very flat bridge. Please advise. If not appropriate I will withdraw nomination. I appologize for being new.
- Cher, no need to apologize or withdraw the nomination, and we all welcome your photo contributions to Wikipedia, but this particular pic may not meet the standard for architectural featured pictures. You might like to have a look at these other bridge images which did succeed: Image:London millenium wobbly bridge.jpg, Image:Ggb by night.jpg, Image:Tower Bridge London Feb 2006.jpg, Image:Tower Bridge Sacramento edit.jpg, Image:Milwaukee Art Museum 1 (Mulad).jpg --Sean 19:40, 13 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  - Thank you for your comments. Most helpful and the photos are spectacular. Cher Skoubo 21:40, 13 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Artistic but not as encyclopedic. And I agree w/ the above. Thanks for submitting your photos! --Peter 15:08, 14 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose all per above --Childzy ^{(Talk|Images)} 19:54, 14 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Reluctant oppose all - The angle is a problem; they're good attempts, but we just can't see enough of it. Maybe if you could get a shot down from a building roof or window? Adam Cuerden ^talk 04:04, 15 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. I love cable-stayed bridges; I think they're beautiful. I just don't think this picture is anything special, at all. So sorry. Unschool 01:07, 16 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Unschool and others. Nor do I like either of the alternatives. Please do try again, Cher, taking encyclopedic context into consideration. --Dhartung | Talk 18:35, 19 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted MER-C 09:25, 22 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]