Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Sossusvlei Dune Ripples.jpg

File:Sossusvlei Dune Ripples.jpg, featured

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• Category: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural#Namibia
•  Info created by Domob - uploaded by Domob - nominated by Domob -- Domob (talk) 05:36, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
•  Comment There are already some awesome featured pictures of dunes in Namibia, but none (at least none I could find) showing dune ripples nicely.
•  Support -- Domob (talk) 05:36, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
•  Comment It's a nice view and composition, but the pasterisation in the sky is too much for FP I think. Can you try to do something about it? Also, I can see at least 1 dust spot. By the way how come that ISO is 200? The exposure program says "Normal program" which is automatic exposure I guess? --Podzemnik (talk) 06:53, 19 July 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for fixing the page name, I'll be sure to take care in the future! I tried to reduce the gradient in the sky, is it better now? Where is the dust spot? I'll be happy to remove it. If your question is why ISO 200 and not 100, then that's simply because for some reason ISO 200 is what my camera considers the default. --Domob (talk) 08:31, 19 July 2019 (UTC)

@Domob I've put a note where the spot is. I don't see a significant improvement in the sky, I even wonder if it's fixable... --Podzemnik (talk) 09:15, 19 July 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for the note, I removed the dust spot now and reworked the sky a bit more. Just for clarification, are you concerned about the gradient from dark on the left to brighter on the right, or the gradient from the very top to the horizon? There were quite strong winds with sand, so the latter is likely caused by sand in the air. --Domob (talk) 09:51, 19 July 2019 (UTC)

@Domob Thanks for the work and your explanation. I think it's better now :) --Podzemnik (talk) 20:15, 19 July 2019 (UTC)

•  Support --Podzemnik (talk) 20:15, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
•  Support Per nomination. My Olympus CSC also considers ISO 200 its default, it isn't that unusual. Cmao20 (talk) 16:35, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
•  Strong support Sublime to the point of being otherworldly, and that's a high bar to get over given our other Namibian desert pictures. I almost swooned at it, and that's saying a lot for a desert landscape given the heat wave I'm sitting in looking at this. Perhaps some of the empty space at the top could be cropped down a bit more, but that's really a matter of taste on which I defer to the photographer. Daniel Case (talk) 18:45, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
•  Weak support Very nice dunes and great evening light, but the composition within the frame is important, and here 50% is filled with boring sky. Instead of a 4:3 crop, I would suggest a standard 3:2, because this gradient is not as interesting as this relief with sand. Cutting just over the fine clouds, you'll get a more striking image -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:02, 20 July 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for the feedback! I'm happy to do that change, as it might indeed look nicer. But I'd like to get others feedback on this as well (in case some of the current supporters wouldn't want this change to happen). --Domob (talk) 07:21, 20 July 2019 (UTC)

Yes, do get rid of some of the heavily posterized sky. You could also offer an alt. --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 09:03, 20 July 2019 (UTC)

Provided an alternate. I hope I did that correctly (if not, please point me to the right procedure for doing it). --Domob (talk) 11:52, 20 July 2019 (UTC)

•  Support --Boothsift 05:28, 20 July 2019 (UTC)
•  weak support - prefer the alternative, but would still support this. — Rhododendrites ^talk |  15:22, 21 July 2019 (UTC)
•  Oppose The alternative is better. Regards, Yann (talk) 14:43, 22 July 2019 (UTC)

Alternate

•  Comment As suggested, here is an alternate version that has some of the sky cropped out.
•  Support Much better and great image -- Basile Morin (talk) 12:15, 20 July 2019 (UTC)
•  Support this one. -- KennyOMG (talk) 12:32, 20 July 2019 (UTC)
•  Support --Hockei (talk) 13:07, 20 July 2019 (UTC)
•  Support per others.--Ermell (talk) 13:14, 20 July 2019 (UTC)
•  Support Also fine. Cmao20 (talk) 14:26, 20 July 2019 (UTC)
•  Support I actually also like this one better myself. --Domob (talk) 15:54, 20 July 2019 (UTC)
•  Support --Cart (talk) 19:36, 20 July 2019 (UTC)
•  Support Stronger composition, the empty sky in the previous one wasn't doing anything. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 22:05, 20 July 2019 (UTC)
•  Support Better. --Podzemnik (talk) 01:21, 21 July 2019 (UTC)
•  Support --СССР (talk) 04:18, 21 July 2019 (UTC)
•  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 06:33, 21 July 2019 (UTC)
•  Support yes! --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 09:35, 21 July 2019 (UTC)
•  Support --Schnobby (talk) 14:36, 21 July 2019 (UTC)
•  Support — Rhododendrites ^talk |  15:21, 21 July 2019 (UTC)
•  Support --Archaeodontosaurus (talk)
•  Support --Famberhorst (talk) 15:36, 21 July 2019 (UTC)
•  Support This one is even better. --Aristeas (talk) 15:45, 21 July 2019 (UTC)
•  Support -- Eatcha (talk) 20:31, 21 July 2019 (UTC)
•  Support --Boothsift 01:20, 22 July 2019 (UTC)
•  Support --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 14:42, 22 July 2019 (UTC)
•  Support --Yann (talk) 14:42, 22 July 2019 (UTC)
•  Support -- Ryan Hodnett (talk) 23:33, 22 July 2019 (UTC)
•  Support --Llez (talk) 05:42, 23 July 2019 (UTC)
•  Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 11:37, 23 July 2019 (UTC)
•  Support.--Vulphere 04:45, 24 July 2019 (UTC)

Confirmed results:

Result: 25 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /--A.Savin 15:40, 25 July 2019 (UTC)

This image will be added to the FP gallery: Places/Natural

The chosen alternative is: File:Sossusvlei Dune Rippled cropped.jpg