Wikipedia:Picture peer review/Vale of Health

Vale of Health

The Vale of Health. This small hamlet (named "Hatchett's Bottom" until 1801), accessed via a small lane off East Heath Road, is surrounded entirely by the heath. It is now one of the most expensive residential areas in the world. In the background can be seen the Millennium Dome and the Canary Wharf complex of skyscrapers to the left, and the City of London to the right, with the North Downs visible in the background.

Slight WP:COI here since I took the photo, so I want to see what others think of it rather than jumping in and self-nominating. This image currently appears in the article Hampstead Heath, although at some point I intend to create a separate Vale of Health article. I feel this image serves its intended purpose well, in illustrating the way in which this small village, despite being entirely surrounded by (relatively) central London is completely cut off from the remainder of the city by parkland and steep hills. The high vantage point illustrates London's unusual geography, with the twin central business districts of London Docklands and the City of London both visible, and the steep hills of the North Downs at the southern edge of the city clearly visible in the background. BTW the sky's not overexposed - that is what the London sky looks like in spring.

• Nominate and support. - — iridescenti (talk to me!) 12:51, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

Comments:

• It's certainly a nice shot, but I don't think it's an FP candidate for two reasons. 1) Composition. The foreground is messy and distracting. The tree on the left, the stump with it's wood chips in the middle, are particular problems. Is the hill you were standing on taller? If so, you should be able to get higher up on it, putting more of the green in the middle ground, getting rid of the foreground, and seeing the city more completely above the trees. 2) Image quality. It isn't strikingly clear. I don't know what's going on with the leaves and the sky, but those transitions are distracting in the full version. In fact, the entire image isn't clear enough in the full version. The washed out background would probably be forgiven for being reality, but the middle-ground buildings are far, far too grainy. It's possible that you just need a down-sample, but I think the problems are more serious than that. The camera people might be able to give you advice on resolution, generally, but I can't. This particular image won't make it, but it's quite possible that you can get one from near that spot that will. Enuja 17:12, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
• Just a note: I have edited the image. J Are you green? 16:07, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

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