Wikipedia:Picture peer review/Image:Jewel House guard.JPG

Coldstream Guards sentry

A Coldstream Guards sentry outside the Jewel House in the Tower of London.

I've always like the composition of this shot. Some feedback regarding the technical quality would be appreciated.

Created by User:Chris.B

Appears in: Tower of London, Coldstream Guards, Jewel House

• Nominated by: Chris.B (talk) 17:08, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Comments:

• It seems to have some sort of posterization filter applied to it; also the contrast is a bit harsh. CillaИ ♦ XC 22:07, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
  • The posterisation is due to jpeg compression, if I'm not mistaken. If you're shooting anything other than maximum file size & quality settings, you'll get this in bucketloads, more obviously so in highly textured shots like this, and often exaggerated further by sharpening. It's a fairly weak composition, with two competing subjects placed just far enough apart to lead the eye between them, where there's obviously nothing of interest. That makes for unclear enc value, more than anything, with regard to to FPC. On the upside, colour and lighting are good and there's quite a good sense of place, given the tightness of the framing. --mikaul^talk 13:31, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

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