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Oppose As we are voting to select outstanding pictures which must have a WOW effect, I oppose to this entry. It is an absolutely average picture with nothing that might make it outstanding.Paolobon140 (talk) 11:26, 31 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose this kind of 500px-style editing that goes for maximum "wow" at screen size but completely falls apart once you zoom in a bit. There are haloes around the rocks everywhere and some very sloppy masking work done on the lower roofs (compare eg File:Meteora - panoramio (26).jpg). --El Grafo (talk) 15:40, 29 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it does not fall within the Guidelines and is unlikely to succeed for the following reason: Almost tempted to nominate for deletion. Not really sure what they were trying to do but as El Grafo says, some sloppy painting with desaturation/saturation. Little realistic chance of educational use. -- Colin (talk) 16:36, 29 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Support It is interesting to compare with Diliff's photo he took on his Cathedral's of England tour, which looks down one side only. I think the double corridors here is a superior view and Diliff's has a bit too much wide-angle-perspective distortion on the left and top. I also prefer the warmer colour here. Diliff's is still the master of sharpness, detail and HDR, with the stained glass particularly clearly presented. This is a fine FP. -- Colin (talk) 16:30, 27 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Colin: I think the lack of sharpness of this one is mainly caused by diffraction (f/22 on an APS-C sensor compared to Diliff's f/11 on full-frame with the excellent Sigma 50mm Art lens). Additionally the postprocessing maybe could have been done somewhat better here. However, as I already said, the picture definitely deserves the FP star. --Code (talk) 19:19, 27 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Colin: And Diliff picture was taken 4 years ago with a very inferior camera, I cant understand why the people NOT USE pano pictures in cases like this where a nodal ninja is the right way --Photographer19:53, 27 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Many of the photos uploaded via WLM come from photographers who make their first upload on Commons for the contest, and they have no idea about how we see photos here at FPC. --Cart(talk)20:47, 27 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support Not quite as detailed at depth as David's work, but then again not everyone's going to do that elaborate tonemapping and stitching, either. Daniel Case (talk) 23:52, 27 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose Unfortunately, the composition here is cluttered. I would be interested in a shot that provides a better view of the unusually angled skyscraper that is at left. --Pine✉06:20, 2 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - I agree about the angled skyscraper being more interesting, but my basic problem with this picture is that glass buildings just generally aren't interesting when they are reflecting a gray sky. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 06:34, 2 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose Per Trougnouf in Q1 nomination (November 1). Great scene, but the horses and the background are oversharpened. I hope you still have the RAWfile and redevelop this beautiful photo and first go for a Q1promotion. --Michielverbeek (talk) 21:56, 1 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment Needs a lot of perspective correction. Also TIFF is not the best format to view photos here because of the huge size (385.47 MB). Please make a more normal jpeg of it too and link on the file page under |other versions = so that all users can examine this and vote on it, even those with not so great computers or internet connections. --Cart(talk)20:55, 27 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per others. File is well in excess of 100MB upload limit, has perspective out of whack as noted, and even if those issues weren't issues I think we've had other examples of this sort of pic done better. Daniel Case (talk) 16:56, 28 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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The head of this bird is not in the ideal position to realize and understand the species. Should be shot from the side as profile.
Weak oppose at full size the bird looks great, but zoomed out the bird's head is less easy to see than I think that it should be. I suggest trying a few crops and seeing what you think looks best. --Pine✉06:01, 28 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose Too glary highlights. Next time, try to step down about EV -0,7 and raise the shadows in post-processing instead, that is one way to avoid such problems. --Cart(talk)12:01, 29 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it does not fall within the Guidelines and is unlikely to succeed for the following reason: it is under the 2-megapixel minimum size for featured pictures. Ikan Kekek (talk) 10:31, 2 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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The head of this bird is not in the ideal position to realize and understand the species. Should be shot from the side as profile.
Weak oppose at full size the bird looks great, but zoomed out the bird's head is less easy to see than I think that it should be. I suggest trying a few crops and seeing what you think looks best. --Pine✉06:01, 28 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose Sorry but this image is far from the quality expected from one of the finest images on Commons. It's not sufficiently sharp. Also, the nomination should be categorized. Please peruse the Guidelines to see what is required of images of high quality. --Peulle (talk) 19:45, 24 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Info Striked since the FPX was contested and turned this into a double vote. This comment should have been made inside the FPX template and not as a separate vote to avoid technical double voting if the template is contested. --Cart(talk)07:46, 26 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support I think this deserves a second look. This picture has bee taken with a Soft focus lens – a type of lens that in analog times was once used for creating "dreamy" effects in portrait photography. With the Tamron lens in question, you can even adjust the amount of softness. The glowing softness is thus intentional and not a defect but done on purpose. I think this image shows the use of such a lens exceptionally well with an interesting subject, utilizing the background to create a weird and busy bokeh effect. I like it. --El Grafo (talk) 09:00, 25 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think that this is noise from digital signal processing. Imho it's more likely to be of optical origin – small scale chromatic aberrations on the surface of the statue. I'm not sure how well that could be corrected in post processing, and I would argue that attempting to do so would obfuscate a characteristic of the lens used. In any case, please keep in mind that this lens was constructed for 135 film that was typically printed at 10×15 cm (4×6 in). I think you could easily print this at A4 size without noticing the color issues. There also seems to be quite a bit of vignetting going on, but I'd consider that a feature in this case. --El Grafo (talk) 12:08, 25 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Why, Ermell? In my case, I find it too soft, regardless of the intent of the photographer (it's just not fun to look at, IMO), and the head doesn't have enough light on it - I want it to be highlighted, but instead, the light is more on the torso. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 17:31, 25 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Info - Hi all. I'm the Author of the picture. First I wish to thank you for discussing and sharing your opinions. As mentioned above, in this picture I'm using an old manual lens, the Tamron SP 70-150mm f/2.8 SOFT with Adaptall-2 mount, this is a soft focus lens from the early '80. Normally when I use such manual lenses I do not remove digitally their "character" or "uniqueness" letting show, in an honest way, how it performs and more important, how it plays with the light. This lens cannot compete with current lenses in any aspect, it only can capture nice "soft" pictures, it cannot resolve fine details on my 21mpx camera body and shows up chromatic aberrations. So why? I can only say that I like how it behaves in this case. - Nerve net
Comment Too bad the legs are cut, I feel that we're missing a part of the statue. Interesting lens, but the result also gives an impression of out of focus all the way -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:07, 29 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Support Professional quality image of ancient art from India. The scultpture is also in excellent condition. Corresponding item created in Wikidata. -- Yann (talk) 06:24, 28 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom and Peulle. I might prefer a slightly different background color, but that doesn't seem to me to be a good reason not to support, since it's a beautiful piece and very clearly photographed. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 00:00, 29 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose Sorry if this seems like nitpicking, but that light ruins it for me. Because the church is white, it is very bright where the sun shines and in contrast not so bright where the shadow falls on it. The sun is simply in the wrong place.--Peulle (talk) 21:56, 28 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose This church is not particularly interesting for me, and the composition with the electrical wires and empty space is not successful either -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:53, 29 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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info - Goddess Durga and a pantheon of other gods and goddesses being worshipped during Durga Puja [[2]] Festival in Kolkata. This image was taken in Block - G.D, Saltlake Durga Puja 2018 in North Kolkata.
Comment - I tried to redo the image from scratch and added a selective denoising(darker areas) and sharpening (highlights). Hope these changes addresses the issue. - Subhrajyoti07 (talk) 02:11, 29 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Mild Support per Cart. I'm unsure whether the sides of the photo are technically FP per FPC consensus, but it's a pretty compelling image, I think you did the best you could in low light, and I think the combination of a compelling image that's difficult to get a good photo of and sufficient quality, particularly in the center of the photo, is enough of a justification for FP. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:56, 29 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Regretful oppose I like the composition and color, but unfortunately the sides of this image are not in focus, and in this case that prevents me from supporting the image for FP. I encourage you to photograph this subject again and try to get the sides of the subject into focus. Best wishes, --Pine✉20:46, 30 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Durgapuja is an annual Hindu festival where these elaborate decorations and sculptures are made and displayed for 10 days of celebration and post that they are dismantled and destroyed. So in a way this is a disposable art which is created and destroyed each year and simply do not exist anymore. More so Mandaps (temporary structures with elaborate decorations which houses the Gods and Godesseses' Sculptures) are dimly lit for which shooting at the widest aperture was non optional. Also there is a huge flow of tourists and devotees due to which carrying a tripod or monopod is also impractical. I am afraid retaking this picture is simply not possible. - Subhrajyoti07 (talk) 02:06, 31 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Subhrajyoti07 I'm not advanced enough as a photographer to be certain, but I would think that if someone took a photo of this in RAW format with a full frame camera and a good lens, they should be able to get the entire subject of the photo in focus. I have read reviews of modern full frame cameras such as the Nikon D750 and Sony A7 series which suggest to me that they should not have too much difficulty in this lighting situation. I could be wrong though, and if other more advanced photographers who are knowledgeable about modern FF cameras tell me so then I will reverse my vote. --Pine✉06:59, 31 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Pine while a modern full-frame camera can allow higher ISO photos to be taken with minimal noise, there was actually scope in this image to use a smaller aperture without increasing noise significantly even on this camera. The shutter speed 1/160s could be lengthened perhaps even to 1/30s (if a few shots were taken for luck). The ISO could be doubled to 200 without much trouble. This would all allow the aperture to be closed from the "wide open" f/2.8 to f/4 or f/5.6. On most lenses, shooting wide open is less sharp (particularly at the edges) than closing down a stop. Additionally, many lenses fail to achieve a totally flat focal plane (assuming this subject is actually in a plane, rather than the middle figure being a bit forward of the others). The EXIF suggests the lens used was an expensive one, though rather old and perhaps no longer the best optics. DXOMARK suggest that the combination of 17mm and f/2.8 is particularly soft, so perhaps stepping back a bit (if possible) and changing focal length to 24mm would have been sharper. But all these possibilities of lens, camera position, settings, won't help because the moment has gone and can't be taken again. Often at events we find ourselves using less-than-optimal settings, and don't have the time to check if a better combination of settings could be used. I think the main subjects are very sharp and the issues with the sides only really visible when pixel peeping. -- Colin (talk) 10:08, 31 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Ikan, is "my laptop screen's size" an SI measurement of pixel peeping? :-) I have no idea if you have an HiDPI 4K 17" display or 1024x768 10" display or anything else. And if you are on Windows, and have the display settings text size > 100%, your browser might be magnifying the image already. Seriously, though, it is hard to come up with a standard or yard stick for this. -- Colin (talk) 17:25, 31 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I have a 13" laptop (7"x12" if you prefer to measure height x width). 300% of my screen is still not pixel-peeping, which I interpret as looking at full size. Normally, I think things should be sharp up to 300% of my laptop screen. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 21:40, 31 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Changed to Weak support. Even if this particular photo couldn't be reshot, it sounds like one like it can be taken again in the future. However, there's something to be said for photos that are difficult to take well because crowds make it difficult to get set up well for a shot. I like the subject and colors a lot. My only problem is with the OOF sides, which I continue to find difficult to support at FP when a similar photo could be taken, but I won't oppose. I'm familiar with urban photography where getting shots set up as I would like is challenging because of people, vehicles, and other obstructions. --Pine✉06:15, 2 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Subhrajyoti07, could you please re-export the image from Photoshop converted to sRGB colourspace. The current JPG has a "ProPhoto RGB" colourspace which isn't suitable for the web nor for the limited 8-bit depth of JPG. The "ProPhoto RGB" colourspace is only really useful for working with 16-bit TIFF or PSD files, not for images you share with others. I'll support if you fix this. -- Colin (talk) 10:08, 31 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Strong support Finally a new fresh and inclusive take on church photography rather that the usual oppressing walking-down-the-aisle view. Full of exciting lines (aisle at 1/3), it manages to take in the history and life of the church in one photo. The ancient preserved fresco down right countering the gaudy gold up left. I especially love the arch-framed kiddie corner part of the church (including a black doll) and the wheelchair ramp up to the altar. Talk about depicting a church that is alive even if there are no people in it. Small tilts are inevitable and most of the time incorrectable when doing top-down photos. --Cart(talk)10:06, 25 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Info View from window of aircraft taking off from the Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, Albania, created, uploaded and nominated by Karelj -- Karelj (talk) 17:39, 29 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose A nice and constructive idea, but unfortunately the airplane window messed this up for you. The glass have made everything double in the image and that is not an FP for me. --Cart(talk)17:51, 29 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Engine, shadow, blurred landscape ... what exactly does this image want its subject to be? And that's without even looking at the technical flaws. Daniel Case (talk) 07:07, 31 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Everything is blurry, the engine is cropped and noisy, the runway isn't horizontal; I don't find this image aesthetically pleasing. --Trougnouf (talk) 01:46, 2 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment - The criticisms are fair, but I like the composition and would like to support. Is it possible to sharpen a bit more and make it look better, or would that actually worsen the picture? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:33, 25 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Support - I'm not completely sure it's an FP, but I enjoy the animal and the composition and appreciate the improvement, so I'm giving the photo a little love, knowing that I have only one vote. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 19:09, 27 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Support - Yes. I had this on my list of possible nominees. It's particularly interesting with snow on the ground. Very good view outside and interesting variation of color among the rock forms in the cave. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 16:07, 29 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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I could clone those stones out but would rather first wait up for more opinions, to me it isn't so annoying indeed --Poco209:49, 27 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Milder Support than usual for one of your shell pictures. It's a beautiful shell, but it's very hard to get great definition on an all-white object. Of course you do a fine job, and it looks very good at 300% of my laptop screen size. At full size, it's not quite as clear, but it's still interesting to look at. Overall, a solid FP, IMO. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:12, 28 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I want to show that also unicoloured shells can be interesting by their surface structure. A gothic tower is also appealing more by the ornaments than by its uniform colour. --Llez (talk) 07:06, 28 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Support We have several copies of this picture. This is not the highest resolution, but I think it is the best. More than 150 years old, and yet so striking. -- Yann (talk) 11:00, 26 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
In year 1867 they had full possibility to have a nose tip perfectly in focus as an optical bank was used here. If the photographer decided to have a non-in-focus tip of nose must have been his personal creative choice which i dont support. I respect your point of view about modern noses needing to be in focus while old noses can also not be, but you should respect my opinion too. Or am I wrong? "Nonsense" is a personal attack, by the wayPaolobon140 (talk) 14:38, 29 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
So you are meaning that a user may have a point of view which is "wrong" when he is commenting on a photograph and that his opinion is not respectable? And are you sure that a nose cannot be out of focus "for a recent picture", but it can be if the picture was taken in 1867? If, so, is it written somewhere? May i have a link to commons rules about that, as you stated that i am wrong?Paolobon140 (talk) 16:40, 29 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Sharp (but not necessarily), with good light and composition is a basic characteristic for any photograph taken by a professional photographer. At those times photographers were more skilled than today ones and were equipped with extremely precise cameras. That professional photographer, though, made a mistake in calculating DOF here and he didn't shoot a second photograph to correct the mistake. That is the reason why I strongly oppose. From a professionale i expect a flawless picture.Paolobon140 (talk) 10:28, 30 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
We are lucky having you here as a professor of photography. I am sure you can teach us something about portrait photography then. I will not consider your 3rd personal attack to me, but I am counting them.Paolobon140 (talk) 13:36, 30 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment - It probably doesn't have to be, but there are only a few little imperfections to deal with, so anyone who's adept at photo editing would probably find it an easy restoration. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 10:57, 31 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment Nice version, but can you check the notes. I believe, for instance, that the bottom one should say Knight Companion of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath. I think the Large Gold Medal is for the Battle of Cape St. Vincent, but I wonder why he isn't wearing the a second Large Gold Medal for the battle of the Nile? The star of the Order of Saint Ferdinand and of Merit is correct (add Knight of Grand Cross), but Wikipedia artcle says it was instituted in April 1800, so either this date or the date of the painting must be incorrect. He got the Order of the Crescent (again according to Wikipedia) in August 1799. Charles (talk) 23:15, 30 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose Blurred background is distracting, there are some very bright highlights on the flower and frankly it doesn't stand out enough from most other pictures of flowers here. Daniel Case (talk) 03:41, 2 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment For houseplants such as this, I think it would be very nice to see it with a more house-related background like a wood or stone wall, instead of grass. There are very few such FP photos. --Cart(talk)19:54, 27 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, but here there is a slight discord between the texture, shape, color and context of this (often) houseplant and the grass. --Cart(talk)18:27, 28 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose The composition here doesn't wow me. I suggest taking a photo of this plant in a different context. A photo of this plant in a building with interesting architecture could be appealing. --Pine✉05:59, 28 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose The little thing on the left bottom corner should be deleted, all chairs and the sitting person are disturbing the historic atmosphere, image is not croped 100% in the center of the arcades. --User:Marc-Lautenbacher18:47, 28 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Very weak oppose The thing at the bottom left could easily be cloned out, but unfortunately the people on the chairs cannot be dealt with as easily IMO. Daniel Case (talk) 02:34, 29 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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It doesn't matter what license the photo is under, author's signatures are a no-no on FPCs. Please read the guidelines: "3. No advertisements, signatures, or other watermarks in image. Copyright/authorship information of all images should be located on the image's description page and should not interfere with content of the image." --Cart(talk)18:28, 31 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
The rules are the same for QI as for FP, so this is yet another example of when the QI assessment doesn't work and there should be some sort of mechanism for re-evaluating a QI. I'll give the cropping a try. --Cart(talk)19:48, 31 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
There really should be a way to nominate QIs for removal of QI status, but when I suggested it, I don't think a single other user agreed. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 21:44, 31 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Ikan Kekek: It's interesting you should say that, because I think there is a bit of an opening in certain cases. Firstly, the guidelines are all about quality and time of creation: "...at the moment of creation, a Commons user skillfully achieved a desirable level of quality, a recognition that is not erased by later advances. [...] there is no formal mechanism for delisting quality images." The point is that once the quality of the image has been judged good enough for its moment of creation, it cannot be revoked. I think this is a good thing; discussion should happen around the nomination, not long after. It would cause too many practical problems. However, we are talking about judging the quality here. When it comes to obvious disqualifiers, the guideline is different: "If an image is promoted despite not being the creation of a Wikimedian, the QI status should be removed as soon as the mistake is detected." In other words, the quality is judged once and only once. If an image should never have been promoted for other reasons than quality, however, such as not being eligible, it can be delisted. I see the signature issue as connected - it is not related to the judgment of quality but to the eligibility of the image in the first place.--Peulle (talk) 09:32, 1 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, that's a good point. However, I do think that if a file has been erroneously given a QI designation, that should be revokable for reasons of quality. But there's overwhelming disagreement with that idea, and we certainly aren't going to change that here. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 09:46, 1 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - I like this, but it isn't very user-friendly, because in order to see the larger sizes of uniforms, I have to scroll down to see the bottom. Is there a way this PNGs could be designed so that the blowups you can see when you mouse over each one appear within the boundaries of the screen and are automatically limited to the size of your screen? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 21:51, 31 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
No. It's still smaller when I mouse over it than when I look at the image on the page. Do you understand what I'm asking for? I want the blowup when I mouse over each image to extend from the bottom of my screen to the top, the entire way, but only that far. Am I asking for something impossible? If it's not possible, please revert to the previous version, when I had to scroll down to see the whole of the blowup but at least it was actually bigger than the file appears on the page. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 09:43, 1 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Support - I'd have liked more light on the head if possible, but I really like the composition, the swan is beautiful, and the sharpness is impressive. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 10:02, 1 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose I gladly support animal photos that are remarkable in some way, but this one seems too ordinary. The technical quality is good, but that is not sufficient for FP. --Pine✉20:29, 30 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Even if the light is pleasant, I don't find the picture special enough. The legs are cut, the head is not very contrasted (not well isolated from the body of the same color), and the background unappealing. Overall not striking -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:50, 31 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Support the colors, light and shadow, and composition all appeal to me. I wish that the twig that's between the camera and the elephant's head wasn't there, but I realize that perfection can be very difficult to achieve in environments like this. Thanks for uploading this to Commons. --Pine✉06:24, 2 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Info Kapelle Sogn Sievi (Kapelle St. Eusebius) boven Breil / Brigels. Zeer oud fresco in de lagere, versperde St. Peter en Paul-kapel. The small chapel is closed with bars. To make the photo, I counted the bars. Then I put the lens through the middle grating. So that the photo was perfectly centered. The tripod had to be secured tilted to keep the lens between the bars. When editing, I kept the colors as authentic as possible. to show the antiquity of the mural. All by -- Famberhorst (talk) 06:44, 28 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Done. I have slightly sharpened the upper part of the photo. Note: that part of mural is pretty damaged. There are even parts where there is no paint left. Yet I still find it a beautiful old mural. And I'm glad that I made the photo. Thank you for your reviews.--Famberhorst (talk) 16:36, 28 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Question The description talks about a “very old fresco” but imho it’s neither old nor a fresco. I know some beautiful frescos in the Grijons going back to the 11th century but this is probably early 20th century and imho it’s a relief--Wolfgang Moroder (talk) 21:19, 29 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I've seen the link but there is no mention of a representation of Christ on the Mount of Olives. But my question is: since you took the picture I guess you could see the nature of the artwork. Thanks --Wolfgang Moroder (talk) 07:41, 30 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I'm not grown up with biblical scenes. But I believe that these historical objects must be protected. Too bad, that this painting is already damaged. Probably the chapel is therefore closed with bars.--Famberhorst (talk) 17:54, 30 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose No subject, no composition, no colours. Oh yes, it is sharp. One direct question to the photographer: can you please suggest any reason why one should vote this image as an outstanding WOW photograph? it is a simple question they used to put in photographic clubs many years ago before the digital era. No offense intended of course, just a simple question.Paolobon140 (talk) 22:58, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Support I didn't notice the guy there until Basile pointed him out. While sometimes I oppose since, as I've said, once you see those things you can't unsee them, in this case to me it testifies that his presence doesn't disrupt the composition. He's standing right next to the column ... if he were, say, lying down, yes I think I would have joined Basile. Daniel Case (talk) 18:34, 29 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support I'm not so bothered by a person on a photo, on the contrary it gives a touch of the moment the photo was taken and maybe in a few dacades people will say: look at this guy with a smartphone must be the ten or twenties ;-) --Wolfgang Moroder (talk) 15:38, 30 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I don't mind the people. They help to get a sense of the scale of the architecture. What bothers me is the distortion of the chandeliers. Is it the common approach here at FPC to accept such distortion in order to avoid falling lines? --Tsui (talk) 16:45, 3 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose - I'm either unimpressed with the painting and/or unimpressed with the reproduction. It looks like the painting may be in poor condition with paint loss, and maybe that's why the colors are washed out and the form isn't working well. I'm certainly a fan of good Impressionism, so that's not it. Do you think this is how he wanted the painting to look? I just may not like this artist. I looked at pictures of other work by him, and nothing really impressed me. Maybe a valued image, but not, IMO, an FP. I noted, by the way, that he has the merest of a stub on en.wikipedia.org, though he does have a short non-stub article on fr.wikipedia.org. Important collector, but important artist? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 09:39, 1 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think so. A picture of an insipid piece of art would have to be amazingly spectacular to wow the viewer. So if you prefer "no wow" to be my explanation, you can take that. Also, please add a category to your nomination. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 11:07, 1 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I'm not seeing it. It looks unsharp, although I don't know if that's the way it's supposed to look or not. Anyway, I'm not really blown away by this one. Oh and btw. Ikan is right about the creator's being able to cause a certain "wow factor" even if a painting is not in itself excellent. A bad painting by Picasso still carries more "wow" than a pretty one made by my grandmother.--Peulle (talk) 11:46, 1 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment - Nice photo, but there are strange-looking diffuse bright areas in the sky on the left. What are they? Perhaps it would be best to remove them. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:38, 28 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support Agree with Ikan Kekek that those spots should be removed. I like the fact that for once it is not a picture of a church or castle, but of a school. We don't have many featured pictures of those. I also like the combination of traditional and modern elements in the building's architecture. To me it is sufficiently interesting for a FP. -- B2Belgium (talk) 13:04, 29 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment More than a year of painstaking sciense research. The work of a scientist "not impressed"? Published in the international journal of uniformology. — Niklitov (talk) 08:26, 2 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
It's fair to point out that Commons is not Wikipedia. Visual presentation counts for a great deal at FPC. You could always nominate this work for FP on a Wikipedia. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 10:44, 2 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment This is not a random order. This is a system of examples of typical of civil (official) braided shoulder boards of the Russian Empire. This is a scientific classification for 1894-1910 years. Thank you for your advices about FP candidates by themselves. — Niklitov (talk) 17:59, 2 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose Nice castle, but IMO not special enough. I don't like the shadows and the cut-off tower. Btw, there are dust spots --A.Savin14:11, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Tourists in pictures generally don't work in my view, unless these people play a role in the image, are in a way or another captivating, bringing something special. So here I just see a tourist shot and the walls look much less spectacular presented in this context -- Basile Morin (talk) 15:30, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment This is not an alternative version but a significantly different image that shouldn't be nominated under the first one but rather as standalone --Poco220:10, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Yep, per Poco. If you whish to put this photo up for nomination, you must do that separately. You already have another active nom so you need to withdraw this (the original) one if you want to go with the new photo. --Cart(talk)20:34, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
*Oppose The center of the composition, wherer eyes are focusing, should contain a subject. Here the center is a big emtpy hole. too bad the 2 lateral buildings dont look enough interesting (nbad lighting) to be enough to substain the whole composition which looks untidiy and not enough balanced. That bunch of people walking are distracting ad they add nothing to the story the image should tell: they have unpleasant poses and are poorly dressed. The photographer might go back to the scene in a different hour of the day (all the left part of the image is in a shade), wait for people to disappear and try another angle. All IMO.Paolobon140 (talk) 13:55, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose Yes, it would have been better if they'd just put a sign next to the guy saying "Put facial hair on him in Photoshop". But the background is still quite noisy and there's posterization on his tunic. Daniel Case (talk) 05:16, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose A portrait of this guy could have worked, but not this way. The juxtaposition of that hat and the building behind is not a good call IMO. --Cart(talk)15:50, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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weak support fun composition and nice colors. It would be better if the chairs were sharper, but overall I like the image. --Pine✉06:18, 2 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose It's nice, but not huge on wow factor and so the technical quality will have to be amazing for me to support this one. It isn't. On the contrary, the central leaf is not sufficiently sharp.--Peulle (talk) 20:09, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose Compare with existing FP File:Chambord Castle Northwest facade.jpg. 15 vs 97 megapixels of details for a start. The composition here is strangely off to the right (though the building itself is not symmetrical, Benh's image has the centre of the building in the centre of the frame). The bank and building are not perpendicular to the camera view, resulting in an angle on both horizontals, which Benh's image gets perfect. In processing there has been much adjustment of levels and way too much local contrast (Clarity) applied. The effect is initially "striking" but eventually hurts the eyes, especially in a colour photo. Additionally, the building has two lots of scaffolding, which is unfortunate. I like the clouds, though I'd have cloned out the birds as they just look like dirty spots. -- Colin (talk) 09:08, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment - I agree with Paolobon140's excellent argument, but I feel like parts of the picture could be sharper, so if you work on that a little, let me know. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 04:14, 3 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment It looks a bit unbalanced for me, too much grass in the foreground. I propose to crop off some of it, and also a bit on the left. --Uoaei1 (talk) 08:11, 31 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Support - The sky still looks subtly blotchy in places at full size, so I'd like to see that taken care of, but I like the composition and find the weirdness of this tower sprouting up in the middle of a field surreal and definitely worth an FP. The sky, other than the blotchiness, is fine for me, as the point is that it's an entirely ordinary scene - except for the tower! -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 03:57, 1 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Dull and flat. Dull in colours (light blue and green and some little grey) Flat in what the image depicts. No interesting sky, one single disturbing and ugly in shape cloud, no interesting foreground (that green area is containing nothing interesting to focus attention on. The fench is covering the cows and probably the tower is too big in the composition, killing everything else. The photographer should go back to that same scene in a more interesting day: some dramatic sky would help, with grey clouds to match the architecture of the tower which looks gothic. Gothic tower, gothic atmosphere. A good documentaristic image for that old tower, but not an outstaning nor WOW photo, all IMO.Paolobon140 (talk) 13:45, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose It had the potentials for a good picture but I think in some way you missed an occasion: in this kind of photography rule of thirds is usually working better or you may even try a square composition, which is working fine in this kind of photographs: too much dull and uninteresting sky takes half of the composition: clouds must be interesting or better a full clean sky; the black rectangular object is disturbing as it is placed right in the middle of the photograph. Actually there is no sublect, nothing that can catch one's eyes attention. Some more brillance would be welcome. Oh, yes, its sharp.Paolobon140 (talk) 21:16, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support - There is so a subject: The walkway. Very nice lines. Someone might quibble about the light, but this is an occasion when I won't make the theoretical best the enemy of the existing good. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:18, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Like Paolobon, I see what the photographer might have been seeing, but agree that for a variety of reasons it does not come across in the picture. Daniel Case (talk) 17:06, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment - The thing that bugged me about this photo at QIC and prompted me to skip it and leave it to someone else to judge is that the background is not a uniform shade of black. Is there a good reason for the brighter shapes in it? The fish itself is very good, though minorly blown in one spot (I don't care much about that). -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 06:35, 31 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
The reason is because this background was natural. There was a fabric of dark color in the shadow behind this fish. I've fixed this part with a uniform background. Please Ikan tell if if that's better -- Basile Morin (talk) 07:02, 31 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
The difference is so slight with the original, of course I could adjust the darkness locally to keep it 100% natural, but honestly the difference would be symbolic only, not perceptible to the eye IMO. Same (and even less artificial) than this -- Basile Morin (talk) 10:06, 31 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Yeah, this is good now. By the way, can you identify the fish? Even without a Latin name, the Lao name would be good to include in the file description. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 07:06, 31 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Saturn can get away with it ;) I'd have voted to promote it as well. The original image here had some vague shapes and colors suggesting a scene, imo pretty fish + some provoked imagination is much better than pretty fish + unnaturally uniform black which whispers "there is nothing else to see here" --Trougnouf (talk) 12:19, 3 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral Masking could be better for an artificial background. There are blusish "Shadows" in some sections of the outline. --Llez (talk) 13:22, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose Sorry, for a bird shot like this to have 'wow', it would have to be something like what a local photographer here in Lysekil caught a couple of years ago, ie some kind of line or order. It's almost there with the majority of the birds in the same position, but not quite. --Cart(talk)11:06, 5 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Support "Once more into the breach!" :D Big wow although that chroma noise annoys me a bit, I'm hoping that can be improved.--Peulle (talk) 16:22, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Choice of crop is always tricky. I think if there are two good options (and there is merit in Basile's suggestion), then better to leave it as the larger crop as that gives those who use the image in publications etc. to choose their own crop. I have recently, for instance, provided wider crops to a couple of publishers. Here I have chosen rule of thirds, centred the capybara eye and given good space on the right. Of course will crop if majority prefer! Charles (talk) 10:40, 5 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
FWIW, I do not think the suggested crop is much of an improvement, as it kills all the en:Lead room. On the contrary, I would crop on the left (and top, keeping the aspect ratio) to place either the bird's eye or the capybara's ear on the left vertical rule-of-thirds grid line – to increase the lead room and support the percieved forward movement. --El Grafo (talk) 08:04, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment - I won't vote because I like the sharp mushrooms closest to the viewer but not so much the somewhat blurred ones that are also pretty close. But I just want to say, the sharpest brown mushrooms look like gulab jamun to me. :-) -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:20, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment - It's beautiful but the lighthouses - particularly the closer one at the top - could be sharper (I wouldn't suggest sharpening the further one). -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:16, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I don't mind sharpness at all: photographs are intended to be printed and watched hainging on a wall in an enough large format. If you print this phot you will never notice shar/non sharp details. Sharpness is one of the many possible creative tools, non-sharpness is one more creative tool. And i am surprised tha matter of sharpness is daily used as a benchmark for jusging a picture. I find the picture wrong in its overall composition: in this kind of photography painting composition should always lead: rule of thirds first of all. In a kinf of panorama photo pour human eye is used to see horizontally and a square composition doesnt fit. The rocky part is too evident and in shade: being the rocks the main subject of this compsition, rocks should be in full light. Too much uninteresting sky, which occupies hald of the photo; the beach on the low corner had been abruptely cut, killing the natural movement od eyes on the photo: a watcher might veel frustrated becasue the shore is cut like that interrupting the natural curve of the beach, which should lead the observer's eyes out from the picture. horizon is curved or tilted; you might use a rule and demosntrate its not tilted, but what counts is what eye perceives, not what a rule measures. The lighthouse up there is too small and gets lost in the composition; lets say the lighthouse was your subject for which you have cut the shore and the result is quite wrong. ALl ths IMO.Paolobon140 (talk) 11:58, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I don't have as much of an issue with the composition as I do with the light; the shade deprives the bluff of drama and gives it a bluish cast. I know it's difficult to get down there from Cape Town in the morning but it seems that getting here while the sun is on it could have made a huge difference.
Also the color of the sky looks a little adjusted compared to the blues I got in my images shot in and around Cape Town on the same day. I know there was a bit more cloud further south, but I don't think it should have had that much of an effect. Daniel Case (talk) 17:43, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment This is a tourist attraction and it would be difficult to take a picture without tourists. I will say more; without people it would look unnatural and suspicious. Secondly; this is not a castle, but they are the fortifications. The castle of Carcassonne take a part of the fortifications, but it's not shows on this image. Back to the people; thanks to them we can compare how big the walls are here. Tournasol7 (talk) 20:30, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
(Edit conflict) Comment People in a photo can be a great asset, but to include them you have to be patient and take several shots and wait/hope for the 'right' tourists to be in a place where they add to the composition instead of just a random scattering of them. --Cart(talk)21:33, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - People are OK, but this random configuration of people unfortunately makes this look less like a carefully composed photo than a snapshot. I voted for your previous nomination partly because the configuration of people to my mind served the composition better. And looking at it again, I actually find that composition of the ramparts more satisfyingly bilateral than this one, in which the right side extends closer than the eye can see and the left side stops having high parts at the tower. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 21:26, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose While the people are less intrusive here, the composition is unbalanced. I feel like either half of the image could have worked, but not both of them together. Daniel Case (talk) 16:17, 8 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose In these cases a photographer who wants to take an outstanding photograph to present here must be patient: sit down with your tripod and wait until the scene is completely empty and the sun is in the corret position. Might take hours, but this is a photographer's work. Otherwise better not take a photo: shutters should be saved.Paolobon140 (talk) 13:25, 9 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Support 4 Mpx only but impressive view. Reportage photo shot at the right time. The roof covered of moss evokes mountain landscape in the clouds, while the reality is very striking -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:52, 3 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
You have an overly romantic view of sulphur mining. If you follow the links and read the article you will end up here (or look at the category). That is no "roof covered of moss" but pipes caked with condensed sulphur. Nothing grows in this 'one of the most toxic places on the planet'. --Cart(talk)09:39, 3 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Strong mitigating reasons, indeed! I'll support once the 2 dust spots just to the right of the upper left corner are cleaned up. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 04:07, 3 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Too small despite the impressive scene. Shot in 2015 with a 16.2 megapixel camera, I don't feel like the technical quality is up to scratch in 2018.--Peulle (talk) 11:47, 3 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose In my opinion if the scene we are photographng is not perfect and a donation box is bothering, there are 2 options: remove the box or do no take the photograph. Paolobon140 (talk) 19:26, 10 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Support Fine bw film portrait. I'd love to know on which film type and size this was taken. However, the license tag on Commons says CC BY 4.0 while the original source page says CC Zero. Maybe the original uploader Timmietovenaar can have a look at this? --Code (talk) 13:57, 3 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose An absolutely average portrait, dull grey toned picture, not even a black and white; nothing interesting, if it wasn't for the famous writer who is portraited here.Paolobon140 (talk) 20:31, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment It is the natural background. I think, you can't insist again Zoo shots because of the unnatural environment, and at the same time oppose pictures taken "in the wild" becuase of their natural background. --Llez (talk) 11:03, 5 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Do you notice me insisting that zoo shots are never FPs? I don't think the criteria of what makes a photograph great get suspended when a slug is in the wild. Ikan Kekek (talk) 06:36, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry for my English! I didn't mean specially YOU, I used the "you" in the sense of "one" (in German "man"), it was a general comment. --Llez (talk) 20:30, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
In this situation, you could use "we", but I still would have demurred. And note that your zoo shot of a pelican currently has 10 supporting votes and no opposing votes. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:23, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment Nice quality, shame about the bicycles. 20:11, 7 November 2018 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Charlesjsharp (talk • contribs)
Support - The picture might be a bit better without the bicycles, but from spending time in Berlin, I feel like the bicycles are just as much an expression of the city as the building. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 21:57, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Moderate support I'm with Ikan on the bike ... really, it's so small you don't notice it in this light until you look for it, and I agree that cycling is fundamentally a part of today's Berlin. The lower corners are a little grainy, and you wonder if maybe this could have worked better with a longer exposure, but ultimately I think a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Daniel Case (talk) 06:43, 8 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose focus is on the one caterpillar which is unfortunately blurred. Charles (talk)
Comment Not very sharp, poor description, information about size and species identity would be useful; "Gespinstmotte" (= family Yponomeutidae with about 900 species) are Ermine moths in English, not "Spun moths" (as far as I can see, the term "spun moth" does not exist in English). --Llez (talk) 13:46, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose - Great idea, but the whites look totally blown out and devoid of almost all detail, thereby ruining the chance for smooth eye movement. Is it possible to tone down the highlights a lot? Ikan Kekek (talk) 01:48, 5 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Uoaei1, thank you for your opinion. The image has already passed both "valued image" and "quality image" nominations and no objections were raised in either one. However, I respect every opinion and if you still believe that it looks warped I have added a full lenses correction to amend the horizontals. What do you think about it now? Oleg (talk) 17:08, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Just feels too static to me. It might be the best picture of this statue by itself that we have, but it doesn't stand out from other pictures of statuary. Actually I think this image has the right idea—it may have that cylindrical projection problem, but we get a sense of this statue in context as while as the idea that it is part of the daily public life of Stockholm since people are hanging out on the steps around the pedestal. Daniel Case (talk) 17:50, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I agree with Daniel it's too static. QI for sure, but not particularly striking. Perhaps another angle would have worked better. Technically there's vignetting -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:00, 8 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose After much thinking, I'm landing on the side of 'oppose' for this. This straight forward photo is neither here nor there. This is the Stockholm mini-version of Trafalgar Square, and if you are photographing the monument it's better to include the base/steps and the the whole thing. For a photo of the statue, most photographers go for a slight side view since this will get some air in between the legs of the guy as if he was on the move. The dead on angle makes it a compact lump of bronze. The statue's gesture also invites photos of him feeding the birds, a more lighthearted version of this. --Cart(talk)10:31, 8 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Support At full size looks like the grotto is planning to chew you up if you dare go through. Far portal view doesn't look natural, but that in this image just makes the scene a little more surreal. Daniel Case (talk) 17:44, 9 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Support - The blurry branch is inordinately bothering me, but I feel I have to vote for the star because the photo of the bird is so outstanding. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:34, 9 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose The composition is perfect: foreground, middle grouns and background, with a good rule of thirds but unfortunately the subject is poor, starting from those green/yellow dry vegenntables in the foreground which give a desolate feeling of the place. The building on the hill is too small, a different lens would have helped (50mm?)Paolobon140 (talk) 14:08, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Yes I would I think. Because it's the Galapagos (or a zoo for that matter), one has easier access to wildlife and much more time for set up. If this was a rare and difficult-to-capture behaviour, the I would be more understanding. I may be in the minority, but for me trickier the shot, the more foregiving one should be: your leopard up a tree, for instance, had composition problems (too many branches) and technical quality issues, but was a great shot nevertheless. Charles (talk) 14:05, 10 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Support Excellent composition, excellent picture: this is not a mere desription of candies, and unfocused areas are perfect to add depth to the subject, nice colours, good choice.Paolobon140 (talk) 21:26, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I can live with non-stacked images, but so much more could have been done with this. Cloning out the little sugar particles for one and some more light reflecting in and playing around in the transparent crystals could have worked wonders for the image. Also, why chose such damaged candy crystals when it's so easy to get hold of nice ones. --Cart(talk)16:43, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment - Seems worth a star to me, but the remains of the white border of the photograph on the left have to be removed before I could vote to support. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 10:39, 10 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support per Peulle. Nice timing (just before what we in the U.S. celebrate as Veterans' Day, but one that has special importance in the Western world this year ...) Daniel Case (talk) 23:02, 10 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Question Reading the description, I wonder if these two soldiers holding explosive grenades around their hips regret the death of their killed fellow, or the end of the day's battle. It's in 1966, so the attack is not finished. The way it's described, this picture is too much compassionate towards this pair of responsible aggressors -- Basile Morin (talk) 05:33, 11 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
From what I've heard from people who've seen the elephant, and read from people who've written about it, they probably regret both. They of course feel the former, but don't want to admit to the latter. But both regrets are very real. Daniel Case (talk) 06:47, 11 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Basile, have you talked to or read accounts from conscripts? And even if they enlisted, it doesn't mean they knew what they were getting into. The grenades are part of their professional equipment and don't preclude any feelings. Ikan Kekek (talk) 06:58, 11 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
My friend, my parents were strong and early opponents of the U.S. involvement in Vietnam. I remember as a toddler being carried piggyback on my mother's shoulders down 5th Avenue, Manhattan in candlelight vigils against the war. I'm well aware of the nature of that war. That doesn't mean I condemn all individuals who served in the U.S. Military for the policies set by the country's leadership, nor that I'm unable to try to see things from the point of view of an American soldier, but I can understand how you might be unable to put yourself in his shoes. I guess some people might have the same reaction to a picture of a Japanese or German soldier during World War II, and yet would that make it not an FP? For what it's worth, I had a friend who was a big supporter of Barry Goldwater in 1964 and volunteered for the Marines. Once he had served a tour of duty in Vietnam, he realized how terrible the war was. He fled to Canada instead of serving a second tour of duty and became a pacifist, as did quite a few former soldiers, and a socialist. He doubtless carried his firearms and whatever else was standard issue for the Marines during his tour of duty. Ikan Kekek (talk) 15:37, 11 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose The right crop is too tight and the lighting IMO isn't the most appealing. BTW, the left side is leaning out and there are some spots in the sky. --Basotxerri (talk) 14:43, 10 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Basotxerri's remark about the lighting, etc. Definitely a QI, though, and also depending on what other photos are in the category, could be a fine VI, because it's good documentation. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 08:44, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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The ruins Saint Titus basilica, built in 7th-8th century AC, when Gortyna was the capital of Crete, before it was destroyed by Arabs in 823. en:Saint Titus was an early Christian missionary and church leader, a companion and disciple of Paul the Apostle, who according to tradition was fist bishop of Crete. Support -- C messier (talk) 15:14, 10 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Deservedly a QI, but rather a busy composition and doesn't stand out from our other pictures of ruins like these. Also, the trees in the right upper corner are unsharp. Daniel Case (talk) 03:22, 11 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Support This is what i call an excellent photograph. Full of atmosphere, greatly balanced in comspoition, colours and tones. Nothing more to say. But some will notice its not sharp enough in some small portions of the image,Paolobon140 (talk) 15:43, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Regretful oppose A striking motif indeed. Unfortunately the technical level is not up to what I'd expect from such a photo. Some noise is inevitable in a dark indoors place, but the post-processing has almost enhanced the flaws instead of fixing them. The compo is not centered or level and it needs perspective correction. I also wonder if the camera settings were optimal. --Cart(talk)16:27, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment This is a funny reaon to oppose: "vignetting is not corrected"; do you mean that vignetting is a "mistake" that must be corrected? If yes, in which manual of photography did you find such a weird weird argumentation? Vignetting is one of the creative tools that advanced and professional photographers can use to give a special and particular atmosphere to a photograph, especially a kind of photograph ike the one we see here: it is used to focus the viewer's eye into the center of the composition, where something important is seen by the photographer. It is a creative choice, not a mistake. Or you mean the photographer was so careless not to notice the heay vignetting and he forgot to correct it? Please correct and review your comment into something like "I dont like vignetting". At least will be seen as your personal Point of View and not an non-obeyed imaginative rule which is not existing. Paolobon140 (talk) 17:00, 10 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
If you take a look at the Guidelines for QI, VI or FP photos here on commons, you will find that vignetting is generally discouraged here per consensus. Commons has a style of it's own where artistic renditions of photos are mostly not accepted, believe me: been there, done that, got the T-shirt. For fanciful, artistic photos with added image enhancements, you should seek out another forum. --Cart(talk)18:00, 10 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I am not that good in English, but in those guidelines i cannot find what you say; its wiritten about "inappropriate vignetting" (with some examples); and about stiching different photos (with some examples); its also written about old photos with some defects. But i cannot find anythng which says that "vignetting is generally discouraged here per consensus". Maybe i cannot see it?Paolobon140 (talk) 18:18, 10 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
The rules in the guidelines are the result of consensus and "inappropriate vignetting" can be interpreted to mean that it is discouraged. This means that a user can vote 'oppose' on an image based on vignetting being present in it. It is within the rules to do so if anyone whish. --Cart(talk)18:47, 10 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Agree. I don't like vignetting in general, as I don't like chromatic aberrations or underexposed photographs. I have no doubt some photographers will consider all these problems as "creative" features, but that's not my opinion. Chromatic aberrations come from technical defects, and modern equipment like basic softwares are very helpful to correct those instantly. Same for the vignetting, on Lightroom for example you just have to click on one button and your image will look immediately much better (in my opinion). I don't know what was the purpose here, intentional or non-intentional. I mentioned this problem first in a comment 3 days ago, and since no reaction came, I opposed yesterday for this reason. Not sure I would have opposed otherwise, sometimes removing the vignetting change radically the appearance of a picture. So I'd have liked to consider the new version before judging. But now it seems to be more a negligence (to my eyes) and I don't like the aspect on an aesthetic level. I rarely appreciate pictures with vignetting, probably our tastes differ (I'm 40 years old and have been educated with this possibility of improvement thanks to numeric photography). The dark corners are like a visual pollution, unfortunately produced by the limitation of all cameras unable to adapt to wide angle lenses. That's like a play of theater centered on the middle, while I prefer a vision of free space, not limited at the sides. In the case the effect was intentional, I regret for me this looks too much like a "dark box", closed and unappealing -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:37, 11 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
For me, the vignetting is not a problem in this particular photo since it is the natural consequence of having one single main light source in the room, my oppose is based on other factors. Natural vignetting has it's place in FPs too (Ex 1, Ex 2, Ex 3, Ex 4. I was only commenting that there are those who don't see it this way (like Basile) and they are entitled to oppose on those grounds. --Cart(talk)10:56, 11 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Only this one (Ex 4) is ok for me (but not sure there's vignetting). I dislike the 3 others, and the so-called "creative" examples on Wikipedia too. "Vignetting is often an unintended and undesired effect caused by camera settings or lens limitations". That's why I find clever to fix it. Graphic designer is a different job. Here the effect doesn't seem natural, and I believe this is rather caused by the lens (optical vignetting). But certainly both (also single central source of light) -- Basile Morin (talk) 11:36, 11 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Most of Salgado's photgraph are vignetted and wouldnt be consdered as featured pictures then?. Most of photographers choose vignetting as a creative choice. I agree it may happen an amatorial photographer cannot control vignetting but usually those kind of photographers are not able to set a camera in a manual mode, they usually shoot full automtic. This picture up here is evidently taked by a very skilled photographer and telling him that his vignetting "was not fixed" sounds more like an insult to a clearly skilled photographer. I myself usualy choose to vignette in certain cases by choosing a very open aperture (around f/2 with short lenses on a full frame sensor to give a natural vignetting and add a kind of gloomy atmosphere. I even had posted one of those photos here time ago, and vignetting was a very intentional part of the creative path- That is why i strongly disagree when i read that vignetting might be considered as a mistake. Photogaphy is a kind of art, and printers have been working decades to fnd the right way to vignette when needed. Even Caravaggio was vignetting his paintings to give depth tho his works and focus on parts of the painting. Paolobon140 (talk) 15:07, 11 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose While I can see the merits of having a good photo for the Wiki-project of one of the ships rescuing refugees, the photo itself is a very ordinary boat photo with washed-out colors and no real composition. --Cart(talk)10:46, 8 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment At thumb this looks like a dream-horse poster for any young girl's room, but at any larger size the pus in the eyes is very off-putting. Any chance of getting rid of that, or is that too much manipulation for some voters? --Cart(talk)10:38, 8 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
For me it is too much and not natural. The horse is a wild horse without any care by humans. So it would be wrong to manipulate the image in the way you proposed. Sorry. --XRaytalk10:45, 8 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose Nice idea and I love the colors (was it under blacklight or something?) but there's a lot of posterization and the composition is rather complicated. Daniel Case (talk) 20:34, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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weak support The bar is very high for church ceilings and the light could have been better, but the sharpness is very good.--Peulle (talk) 07:39, 9 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I'm sorry, I still don't think this is up to FP standards. It may not be your fault that the best viewpoint is inaccessible to the public, but as noted the bar for church ceiling photos is very high and this, to me, does not clear it. Daniel Case (talk) 15:15, 9 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment If the best viewpoint is ineacessible better not take a picture. Or choose a different viewpoint. If there is no good viewpoint, then just choose a different subject.Paolobon140 (talk) 18:36, 10 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose I see what struck you—the way the buffalo and the man are sort of echoed by the trees above them—but the light here is too harsh and flat. Daniel Case (talk) 04:03, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I see it flat, with a flat light, flat colours, no depth. You should try to dare more and put some creativity. The biggerst problem i see is that the trees above the animal and the man have the same shape of the anumal and the man. IMO.Paolobon140 (talk) 14:19, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Support A beautiful galaxy caught in this Guiness record photo (at the time of its release back in 2006 it was the largest photo of a spiral galaxy ever). --C messier (talk) 21:33, 17 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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On the right side is the mixed oat and rye field. There was very little wind that evening but we sometimes get hazy evenings anyway due to the proximity to the sea. That evening, the hazy light was almost magical as you might see in this photo, not sure the ambience I felt then comes across in these photos taken from the same spot. (The photo with the golden dry grass is fonder for me, but I don't see it as having a chance here since I put the focus on the grass instead of the rest of the scene since the landscape was hazy anyway. Such artistic choices are usually not well received. ;) ) --Cart(talk)00:34, 10 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment First of all it is a matter of personal taste. I love photos with distinct presentation of foreground-middleground-background and the road just leads the eye from near to far. The bended road devides the image into two halves and gives the picture certain dynamics. The low standing sun models the objects by the shadows and gives nice contrasts. The decent colors of green on the left side and the yellow-green on the right half give joy to my eye. As I mentioned above, it gives me good vibes; but that is a my personal point of view. DE GUSTIBUS NON DISPUTANDUM. -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 03:44, 15 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Btw, Cart is a an artist with her camera, just to repeat her own words: "Such artistic choices are usually not well received." I do receive them very well. Cart, you visualize the spirit (peaceful Scandinavia) of the landscape. Thanks for contributing delicate photos to QIC like this. -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 03:54, 15 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Thank you. My feeling is that this is indeed a good picture, for the reasons you state. It really doesn't feel like an FP to me, but I also feel a bit reluctant to oppose, because I, too, respect the artistry that went into it and like the long sight lines. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 07:40, 18 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Dull, uninteresting and without a subject; horizon is too much up in the composition and gives the feeling to be tilted. rule of thirds is not respected. Sky is not interesting and the green fields are not enough interesting to be shown. Overall this picture has no WOW at all.Paolobon140 (talk) 19:35, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
But rule of thirds is automatically recognised by a human eye like "pleasant". It is a matter of how our brains is used to look at reality. Yes, you can avoid using the rule of thirds but must find something extremely interesting to brek the rules. Actually rule of thirds is one of the few and basic rules which is tought in any photographic lessons, even the basic ones. Try to imagine your picture with more sky and less crops; try to imagine moving yourself a bit on the left and shoot from a different angle and you might see a much better result, Cyan dull skies are never photogenic (usually a wrong set camera, with too much cyan); trees on the horizon always make the horizon look tilted; a road making a curve always needs a subject in it, even someone walking, an animal, a bicycle, whatever. This picture is an empty frame; some ignetting would have added some little more interest.Paolobon140 (talk) 20:09, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I love it: it is a very balanced composition, with brillant tones and the curve of the road ends in the bottom right corner of the photograph, escaping from the composition. Pity for those white buildings in the background. Vignetting adds much giving depth to the view, rule of thirds adds dynamicity to a very static composition. I wonder if you could wait for sometone to pass on the road and shoor when he was in some interesting position on the right bottom part of the photograph. It would add more dynamicity. Those clouds on the top left part are perfectly placed (who knows if the were on the right part to balance the trees?) I would suggest to burn parts of the clouds to make them a bit whiter. Thank you for the interesting conevrstaion.Paolobon140 (talk) 08:24, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
It is always amusing reading certain writers. I have even read an american historician who wrote a book where he swears that the ancient egiptian pyramids were built by extraterrestrials, but it remains his own point ov view. Caravaggio used the rules of thirds constantly, for example here. No, I will not consider that writer. The rules has been used for centuries by painters and has been adopted by photographers. You can give a look at the figures here: you will find nice ways to use the rule of thirds also in portraits.Paolobon140 (talk) 11:37, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
My father, who was a well-known painter in his day, taught me a lot about how to read space, perceive a linear arabesque and lots of other aspects of visual arts. He never once mentioned a "rule of thirds" to me. And in the 21st century, after we've gone through over a century of avant-garde art and come out the other side, to insist robotically on a "rule" is IMO inane and contemptible. Just look at the photo and judge it by how it strikes you! -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 21:30, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Considering that the "Rule of Thirds" was invented by an Englishman several centuries after Caravaggio, the Italian painter was not even aware of this "rule" and certainly couldn't have consciously applied it. Not one notable painter or photographer has ever claimed to have composed their work according to this so-called "rule". Paolobon140, the image you linked is notable for having no key features on any of the "rule of thirds" lines or intersections, nor on the Golden Ratio either. It does have the face on a "rule of fourths" intersection, but that's a "rule" I just made up. -- Colin (talk) 21:47, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Well, it is a fjord land where most parts of the land are leaning, not a flat land. The left side is sloping down towards a small stream, not much I can do about it. --Cart(talk)10:35, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
It's a telecom mast, probably the one at (58.410864|11.518983). I honestly hadn't noticed it and I have no idea why it seems a bit crooked. Thanks for pointing it out, I'll fix it later tonight at home. --Cart(talk)14:55, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Fixed Mast is now ok plus a small perspective correction. I must have accidentally nudged the mast when I was de-bugging the photo. There were a lot of creatures of all sizes out flying that warm evening. --Cart(talk)18:50, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Support Whitebalance is just little, little too blue for me (could be fixed), but at any larger size the feather is stunningly beautiful. --Cart(talk)22:13, 9 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment - Could you possibly add more to the left? The crops feel unbalanced to me because there are many more trees to the right of the fortress than to the left. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 06:24, 14 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment - Interesting, worthwhile document, but I kind of feel that with the tear and dirt in the upper right quadrant, it should be digitally restored for FP. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 15:23, 17 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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C’est l’une des photos de la série que Gustave Le Gray a fait dans le cadre de la visite de Napoléon III à Brest lors d’une tournée des ports français. Cette tournée a été marquante et a fait l’objet de nombreuse peintures et gravures [[4]]. À cette époque Le gray est photographe officiel du Second Empire (cf biographie). Il a du coup accès a ce site militaire, cette batterie Royale dont c’est la seule représentation (vue sous cet angle) que je connaisse. On y retrouve son style très descriptif, hérité de la mission héliographique et on peut donc observer un état des lieux de "l'art militaire" (architecture et artillerie). Le gray n’est pas seulement un pionnier de la photographie (pensée comme un art à part-entière) il est aussi un des premiers à mettre son travail au service du recensement des monuments historiques … un encyclopédiste à sa manière.
Please add that explanation to the description on the file's page. Also, again, please remember to sign everything you write here. --Cart(talk)10:24, 11 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Request Interesting and the description is good, but is it possible to improve a bit the categorization ? I think "ice" is too broad and a lot of categories related to videos might suit -- Basile Morin (talk) 05:02, 11 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Ooops, strike 'support' per El Grafo, I watched the video on mute and didn't realize there was music. It is totally redundant for this. --Cart(talk)11:15, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose as long as proper credit is not given for the music, keeping in mind that there may be separate copyrights for composition, performance, recording etc.. Also, the music is cut off abruptly at the end. Personally, I would just get rid of the audio track completely. --El Grafo (talk) 08:44, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Yes that is good, it says which piece it is, but not who is playing or from what recording it is. How do we know the recording is free or is it the author of the video who is playing too? --Cart(talk)19:35, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Maxim didn't remember who's piece it was, but he had checked that it was definitely in PD. I told him to upload a new version without music. Kruusamägi (talk) 16:46, 15 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Question - When you say it's heavily processed, do you think any of the colors were altered? I'm inclined to support but would like to read your answer (or anyone else's answer). -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 01:20, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Snowflakes don't have any color, so the color comes from the light source which is rather pleasant here. The enthusiastic processing is from noise reduction and amplified contrast and such things. Compare with this. Although I suspect that some of the very smooth edges comes from it starting to melt a bit. There are also a lot of small bubbles on it, suggesting that some liquid is present. --Cart(talk)07:49, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I'm close to oppose this one but staying neutral because it's a difficult subject. The crop is too large IMO, with uninteresting background (like here) and a square framing would have been much better. The resolution is very small, only acceptable perhaps considering the size of a snow flake (I think a few millimeters). I also find the post-treatment too strong, making the object artificial : there are heavy dark lines at the borders that would never appear in a standard photograph. Noise reduction is also visible -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:24, 18 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Info Always wanting to explore things that are normally frowned upon, I think I've found a subject where an overcast sky actually adds to the composition. -- Cart(talk)18:18, 15 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support – While those horns aren't anything super gorgeous, these ordinary infrastructure elements can definitely make for a somehow interesting composition. --Msaynevirta (talk) 22:39, 15 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Regretful oppose An interesting idea, but I think it might have worked better if you had had just the speakers ... the tower has different forms that sort of clash with the curvilinearity and gradients of the horns. Also, you need to rename it to eliminate the superfluous "r" in "loudspearkers", and there's a bit of CA on the rims, too. Daniel Case (talk) 02:26, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Uhm, no. Sky is uniform grey and dull and I cannot see a subiect. And if there is a sublejct it is not enough WOW or interesting to me, IMO.Paolobon140 (talk) 14:16, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Any non-uniform sky would just make the whole thing messy. Of course the subject is the horns. As usual I make compos of everyday objects, for me their forms and colors are just as photographically interesting as art objects. I like all the shades of white in the image. --Cart(talk)14:29, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I understand your point ov view, but im sure you have much more WOW pics in your archive. Why choose such a difficult subject? A question might be: would you ever print this pic and hang it on your living-room wall?:-)Paolobon140 (talk) 14:36, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I think it would make a rather cool canvas in a hallway or an office. I don't confine art to a living room and neither should Commons. Imagine this in the reception of a sound studio. :) It's true that I could do just easy pretty subject, but where is the fun and challange in that? The Wikimedia project needs good photos of all kinds of things not just pretty flowers, churches and birds on twigs. I chose dificult subjects because almost no-one else does. --Cart(talk)15:00, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support For me, this is a balanced image with a refined background. It fits perfectly in the interior of offices of certain companies. In my opinion, Cart is looking for other ways that sometimes evoke resistance. I think that's courageous.--Famberhorst (talk) 08:05, 17 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Info Panoramic view of the watering hole looking southeast from Mestel Dam towards the granite dome of Shabeni hill (759 metres (2,490 ft)), 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) away on the horizon, in the vicinity of Pretoriuskop in the southwestern Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, South Africa. The veld type is Pretoriuskop sourveld on a substrate of granite and gneiss. Various jackalberries (Diospyros mespiliformes) line the banks of the Phabeni River, a tributary of the Sabie. A party of hippos (Hippopotamus amphibius) are resting on the sandy bank near the intake. All by me, Poco211:00, 18 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose It had the potentials for a good photo but in my opinion there is no subject: the picture is correctly divided in 4 areas: sky, the background mountain, the right part with clouds and a foreground with anther mountain. It is a kind of composition that might give great resutls if only one of the 4 areas contained somethng notable, but as you can see none of the 4 areas of the pic contain anything interesting to watch and contemplate. Actually one subject is missing, and the dull sky doesnt help with those few small clouds. It looks like an empty scene where no subject comes out to catch the eye of the observer.Paolobon140 (talk) 20:02, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment I propose a tighter crop (see note) to get rid of a large part of the darkness behind. Though I'm not sure to support because I don't really like the flashlight, I think the bird is sharp and the image worth this improvement -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:38, 18 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Neutral Lighting is a bit too harsh, I would've given an oppose but I wouldn't like to ruin your day if someone else supports. However, if another user comes along and agrees with me I might change my vote. Nice try though. :-) ― GerifalteDelSabana02:20, 20 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Better than normal. But this is FPC, not QIC. If photos by non-Commoners were eligible for QI, this would be a no-brainer QI. I'm quite unsure it's an FP, though. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 03:06, 20 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose no wow, no depth, too much dof, dull light and a simple composition. This pic might have been taken enywhere in the wordl, nothing that adds that special feeling about a distant country. That prt of her right arm really look like a disturb and the tree above her hada shoud not be there. Paolobon140 (talk) 13:59, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
"...that special feeling about a distant country." There are no distant countries on Commons, we all depict what we have in "our own backyard" on equal terms, and the Wikimedia project is way past orientalism, thankfully. --Cart(talk)16:17, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, i dont know what Orientalism is and actually im not much interested in knowing what it means as I have spent years all over in Asia. We are commenting on a picture that you have selected to be a Featured picture. Im an italian, and when i see a close portrait of some person who seems to live on the other side of the world, id like to see what is around that person, how she is dressed, what makes her look different from the people i see around in my country, how is the world around that person. I want to see something "special", "particular", "different", i want to see a small piece of Asia in a picture. If not we are obliged to judge your pic for what it is, a very close portrait of a smiling little kid. Your choise to shoot a close portait, cutting everything which is not the face of the model (you even cut her 2 arms), and then let's judge the portrait without talking about Orientalism. Close portraits have rules, and i think you didnt follow any of those rules for a good close portait. She might be african, esquimese, american, albanese, chinese, but it remains a dull close portrait. We can then comment on the techinque of your portrait and I find it quite a dull normal portrait with no depth that anybody with a mobile phone can take. What did your photographic art or skill add? For me you didnt add anything. Should i comment on the beauty of the subject? She is not a particulr beauty in my eyes, she has an average childish siling expression which is cute but can be seen on the face of any child around the world. Should i comment on the lighting you chose? There is no lighting, there is a frontal single light (the sun) that makes a heavy shadow under her chin. Should i comment on how good this close portrait is composed? I see one tree above her hair which shouldnt be there and a large spot on the right side of the photo, just near her hear. What elese should I say? When i see a close portrait [http://www.repubblica.it/speciali/arte/2016/01/15/foto/ragazza_afgana_steve_mccurry_foto_all_asta-131322463/1/#1 i would like to see a picture like this becasue the photographer chose the model and found the way to make thta model look extraordinry. Ew are selecting Featured pictures for Commons, why should i be contented with a simple portrait? Lets try to make something better, this is what i expect personally.Paolobon140 (talk) 17:22, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose Definitely a QI if that were sought, but for me it has too many distracting elements—not just the platform, but the buildings, trees and tracks, for FP. Daniel Case (talk) 18:32, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose Harsh light, strong shadows. Too early in the evening for a pleasant mirror effect. I also find the format not adapted. As Ikan says, there's too much sky and water. Perhaps a 2:1 crop would improve a bit, at least to get rid of the distracting branch at the bottom left corner -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:48, 18 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Still oppose It addresses the too-much-earth-and-sky issue, but not the harsh light and shadows noted by Basile (and, by reincorporation, me). To be honest even if these weren't problems it doesn't really stand out from so many other pictures of waterfronts. Daniel Case (talk) 06:47, 18 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Much better. I find the light normal, not harsh. What I'm still not sure about, though, is whether the remaining largely undifferentiated sky and only slightly ripply water provides sufficient eye movement to complement the nice arc. I'll live with this a little longer, but I'm liking the feeling of this photo. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 07:25, 18 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment This is actually the back half of an unintentional slow delist and replace. After my 2015 version was recently demoted due to the discovery that its margin of promotion had been due to one now-banned user !voting twice with one of his sock accounts, I looked at it and decided against renominating it as it was since a) I'm not totally sure as it was that I would have voted for it if someone else had nominated it and b) I have learned more about editing my images since then. I also realized that some of the oppose !votes in the original had had some points.
So, instead, I dragged out the original raw file and started from scratch. The result is an image that I would definitely support if someone else nominated it ... less brightness on the building and the clouds and thus easier on the eyes, its perspective slightly corrected, and not cropped in as much at the left so we can see a bit more of its locational context. (I would also like to thank Cart for one last tweak she suggested).
I see this as not just a worthy candidate but a testament to how regular participation in this forum can help us grow and improve at our art. Daniel Case (talk) 18:46, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose The lower part of the picture is quite messy. The guy on the left and the cut-off signs on the right do not belong in on the image, the lamppost on the left is not vertical. That' s no FP for me.--Ermell (talk) 21:44, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the info. Of course I don't think that all the lampposts are vertical, but you can see here that the image is distorted, which is nothing unusual with the focal length used. But one could try to change that. Just because the building has no horizontals or verticals nobody is bothered by it.--Ermell (talk) 10:54, 14 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
You know, I honestly didn't realize he was there until I started working on the image again, as I'd cropped him out of the first one. And I decided this time that, given that the first one had been criticized as a little tight (or at least I remember that it was), I would give it more space on the left since the heavy building was on the right. I agree it is a question of taste and might be the sort of thing I'd object to in other images (especially since he's shooting something outside the image). But judging by the !votes here, not many other people mind. Daniel Case (talk) 02:53, 18 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose While a useful photo to have, I don't see what separates this from a tourist snap. I think to earn a "well-composed" adjective at FP, it needs to be more interesting than "subject in centre of frame; photo taken at eye level; Instagram crop". What is it that makes this among our finest? As an image, it is extremely busy. There appears to be the reflection of a white car in the perspex. -- Colin (talk) 18:46, 22 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment Excellent. However the sides are slightly leaning in (especially noticeable at the left), and I doubt the WB (too much on the green side) --Uoaei1 (talk) 13:23, 18 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Info created by Paolobon140 - uploaded by Paolobon140 - nominated by Paolobon140 -- One of the masteripeces of sculptor Adolfo Wildt; yellowish tone is typical of Wildt's way to treat marble, I chose to divide the pic in 2 area, keeping the lower one as negative space; vignetting is natural, and given by illumination on the scenePaolobon140 (talk) 19:25, 14 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Yes, in my opinion: the picture is evidently formed by 2 distinct parts: a bright golden one with the main subject at the top (eyes start looking at one object from the top, usually) and a black one at the bottom which creates a large negative space which emphasizes the top part by giving more strenghth to the sculpure and visibility. Tha lower part might even be seen as a kind of "bust" of the head, with shoulders and body. The sculpture itself is quite complicated to be framed becasue of its shape and this picture doesnt want to be a simple description of the sculpture, but wants to create a kind of atmosphere around the sculputure. No square composition was allowed here, so choice was one only. Vignetting and bottom black part area intended to focus atention on the sculpture. Paolobon140 (talk) 07:54, 15 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose A "heavy" compo, like something you'd see in a Batman or Marvel album, but such a compo needs to be flawless and the cut corner on the top is the pedestal really bugs me, even if you probably aren't responsible for how the sculpture was displayed. Also technical quality is not up to what might be expected from a static shot, lots of red CA, chromatic noise and a bit too short DoF. Camera settings might not have been optimal. --Cart(talk)09:52, 15 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your comment. I will not discuss about composition, that is the composition i chose becasue it was the one i liked the most and your taste is most respectful. Only thing id say is that the heavy composition fits the heavy expression of the face...For the quality i often have the sensation, here, that commenters are putting an over attention on the pixels. Digital photography produces large files which, when printed, become much smaller than the file itself. Many of the small details you can see at full size disappear in a normal format print. Just for information: one picture of the same set (different sculpure with different marble tones, same sculptor, but same camera settings, same place, same day and same hand of the photographer), is the cover of one quite good book by a well known editor. The editor didn't find any flaw in the file and printed it with a perfect result. When we had to print from films it was the opposite way and small flaws on the negative would look more evident in prints. A kind of photograph like this gives its best if printed at some 20x30 cm. Paolobon140 (talk) 11:34, 15 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, we are much more fastidious here than most publication editors. If the technical level can be improved in post-processing or by re-shooting the photo, we would like it too be. We can overlook such things if the "wow" is so great that the situation/composition overrules the technical issues. Regarding the "heavy" compo, I never said that it was a negative thing, just commented on what kind of compo it was and as such I'd like it to be flawless for an FP. --Cart(talk)12:06, 15 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Btw, googling "Carattere fiero-Anima gentile" I see that the marble is a bit yellowish, but not as much as in this photo. This saturation makes it look almost waxy and not like marble. --Cart(talk)12:50, 15 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Yellow is much more stronger than you see in other pics; i think other pics are taken with those cameras that balance everything till it gets white. Wildt was famous for his yellow marbles, obtained by shining marble with urine and tobacco. This picture is very close to the original tone but the museum, in tht occasion, chose a yellowish illumination to enhance the golden tones of marble. I reproduced exactly what the human eye was seeing in that exposition. It was a choice by the light designer. In the book cover you will see a less yellow tone becasue that sculputure is less yellow itself and light was chosen whiter.Paolobon140 (talk) 13:50, 15 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - This is one of the cases in which our tastes differ. A photo that's utterly pitch black in the lower half doesn't work for me, or at least this one doesn't. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 01:14, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment - I would vote to support, but are watermarks allowed in historical photos? I hope so and would like for it to remain in the photo, but I think it's important to resolve the question. Normally, no copyrights or watermarks are allowed for featured photos. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 01:24, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Support In many shots like this I would complain about the bluish whitebalance, but with these flowers and setting I think it works for the photo in a melancholy way. --Cart(talk)19:07, 14 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support Nice square. The temperature is a bit cold but the composition is working in my view because all the colorful parts of the background are well separated in space from the main subject. Flower popping from its texture. The DoF makes the object totally in focus, including the stem and the buds -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:43, 18 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Mild Oppose - The plant is great but the background is so "busy" that I feel tension when looking at this photo. Maybe if you faded the background further, I might react differently. The bottom crop is a little close, too. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 07:29, 18 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose Good motive but unfortunately not very well implemented technically. The sky should be darker so that the noise is not so disturbing. Besides, the horizon is quite sloping.--Ermell (talk) 08:16, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I really can't see the reason for the tilted horizon. Also the merge of what I think are two photos, one of the rocks and one of the sky and lights, is not very well done. The sky is too noisy in comparison to the land. --Cart(talk)19:14, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Uoaei1, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but there were reasons to cut the lower 600px of the original stitch. Below the frame you see, the shadows drop and the contrast vanishes. So instead of graded silhouettes like in the peaks you only see areas with few contours. As this happens especially on the left side and there the edge of the effect looks rather sharp, I'd call it unbalanced. So I decided to crop it like this. --PtrQs (talk) 22:25, 15 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
"Remember, the goal of the Wikimedia Commons project is to provide a central repository for free images to be used by all Wikimedia projects, including possible future projects. This is not simply a repository for Wikipedia images, so images should not be judged here on their suitability for that project."
FPs are not just for the encyclopedia, they are also for all the other WikiProjects (take a look at the list at the bottom of the main page) plus those we don't even know about yet, so ALL sorts of really good photos are welcome. --Cart(talk)20:03, 15 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Paolobon140, I've read that you are satisfied by 20x30 cm handouts. But in this format every picture of a full mountain range would present only some millimeters of rock and a real lot of sky above. So maybe you could spend some time and look up the definition of 'panorama'? --PtrQs (talk) 16:21, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Well, well, assuming that an Italian speaker like me must know what "panorama" means (and most probably a greek speaker even more) I perfectly understand that you might love this kind of format. Personally I do not appreciate this format unless is used as a web banner or printed and hanged on a wall. But still, even on a web banner or sticked on a wall i do not appreciate this photograph, I find it too panoramic, too large and not enough high. I gave my explanation which seems to be similar to others who wrote "Doesn't really work for me structurally" (i must imagine its more or less what i worte too). Techincally it is a well done work but still i dont feel to vote it as a Featured picture for the reasons i said above. I appreciate a lot the smothness of tones and the different tones. But i also find the mountain on the right too visible and dark, catching much of my attention, while in a panoramic picture i expect to let my eye go around without being captured by a single detail.Paolobon140 (talk) 16:51, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose Has a lot of elements that by themselves would work but altogether overwhelm the viewer. Perhaps at least if you cropped in from the left a little ... Daniel Case (talk) 02:35, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment It is techically very well taken, with good balance of colours and light. Did you use a tripod? But i agree there are too many object in it, starting with those trees which are more disturbing than pleasant in my taste. The reflection is too heavy, with hese kind of compositions based on such a heavy reflection i would rather try to avoid any object which is not the main subject, the buidling.Paolobon140 (talk) 18:49, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment A very rationalistic picture, as rationalistic the buidling is. Rationalism was not a big fan of trees near buildings though, and I think that tree on the left is quite "a punch in the eye":-) I wonder if there was a way to avoide the presence of the tree.Paolobon140 (talk) 18:44, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Nice, but I think the highlights have been decreased too much, because the dark parts look a bit grey. HDR or selective correction would have been better -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:17, 18 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Paolobon140's remark. The encroaching tree creates tension that I think hurts the photo. If you had moved somewhat to your right (if possible) and created enough separation between the tree and the building, I would have likely supported. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 03:11, 20 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Info Attention, ce n'est pas comparable : Les fichiers ont a peu près la même définition mais cette image est deux fois plus petite que l'autre (24 x 29 cm pour celle-ci et 65x50 pour l'autre). La gravure est beaucoup plus fine, c'est ça qui change. A force de zoomer sur un écran on oubli qu'au départ y a une feuille de papier d'une certaine dimension (et qu'elle a plus de deux cents ans). Les lignes sont distinctes, le dessin est claire et net, moins que l'autre mais c'est normal. La source est gallica, et c'est à peu près ce qu'on trouve de mieux en matière de reproduction. --S. DÉNIEL (talk) 16:36, 20 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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This crop allows the road to encircle the church. Avoids the bright diagonal path that leads the eye away, and avoids the buildings that compete for attention too much.
Support But im not sure this is the best result you could get by such a scene: the right part is too bright, too much detailed and too much colourful. The central part, which is meant to be the main subject, is not as bright as the right part, which should be a secondary part in the composition. Vignetting and a slight darkening of the whole right part would be a great improvement to an already excellent composition with flaws about lightening.Paolobon140 (talk) 14:09, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
A good vignetting would hide the evidently too much bright right part of the composition which is not intended to be the main subject but comes out clearer thn the subject. That right part is killing the whole photograph IMO,Paolobon140 (talk) 14:38, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral Per Paolobon, the entire right, up to the road edge, needs to be cropped out. I can understand what the photographer wanted to show us, what he saw, but it was more than the photograph could handle. But the church by itself could be featured. Daniel Case (talk) 18:18, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - The view is beautiful, but with all of that on the right of the church and nothing on the left, it feels unbalanced. The linked photo has a different kind of balance. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:11, 17 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose The edges catch the eye too much, being very contrasty and strongly sharpened, as well as being out of the mist. The vignette-to-focus-on-centre proposal is old already, with limited acceptability on a educational media repository and an outdoor scene. Anyway, the centre clouds are a little blown so drawing the eye towards them, and away from the church, wouldn't work. I think the image has been a bit over-processed, with a bit too much local contrast and sharpening (the woman's t-shirt has steps on the diagonal). I'll suggest a crop. -- Colin (talk) 10:24, 17 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I'm surprised that I can nearly always recognize Tournasol7's pictures at first sight here and in QIC, just because they are heavily processed. I think you should try to keep everything (colors, saturation, contrasts, etc.) more natural -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:20, 18 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
This kind of processing is the signature of the photographer and you are admitting that its his signature: it is a big result for a photographer and a big compliment to Tournasol7. Among dozen of undistinguished pictures shown here where the only problem is wether they are enough sharp or not in the very top left pixel, this kind of images are a gift becasue they show a creative signature. Photography is also made of colour processing. I would suggest you to try to cross-process some of your pics and enjoy the result. Lookf of photographs have changed a lot in the last decades and heavy colour processing is very fashionable lately. By the way, why is black and white accepted here? Black and white is a very evident colour processing.Paolobon140 (talk) 07:56, 19 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Paolobon140, actually fashion isn't a sign of individual creativity. Following the herd to get a tattoo or beard, say, is more a sign of conformance to the group than independent thinking. Fashions come and go, and an educational media repository like Commons tends to value images that stick close to reality. Anyone can take a photograph of an Italian church interior, push the Clarity/Highlights/Shadows/Sharpness sliders around with a heavy hand, and expect folk who've never seen the church to have their eyes pop. There's a place for photos that adopt a certain style, but I wouldn't want heavy colour processing to be fashionable at Commons FP. While it might be fun to look at a movie and recognise it was colour graded in a way popular for 2018, I would prefer if the photos on Commons were timeless. Back and white works for the very reason that it doesn't make any pretence to represent the scene's colour: the viewer is not tricked. The guidelines for Commons FP require that significant post-processing be documented. -- Colin (talk) 08:42, 19 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Many photographers here have developed a distinct and recognizable style. I've even seen voters refer to photos as being in "Cart style". However, almost none of these photographers have relied on effects or over-processing to achieve that style. You don't need to pull out every toy in the tool box to get a signature, it has more to do about chasing a certain light, subject, angle and composition. Btw Paolobon140, since Basile is a recognized artist, I don't think he needs to be told that he can play with colors. :-) Since you don't know the people behind the signatures here, I suggest you treat users here more like your equals than someone with their first camera. When we post photos here, we sort of try to keep them in the style of the Commons project. That doesn't mean we don't know any other styles. --Cart(talk)10:11, 19 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose This post-process is not a personal touch in my view, but more like a heavy make-up. You can put 3 kilos foundation every morning on your face to try to be beautiful, this is just artificial and spoiling your natural appearance. My comment was not a compliment. Paolobon140 fails in the interpretation. Instagram is certainly a better place to play with trendy filters to transform everything normal into magically impossible -- Basile Morin (talk) 04:38, 20 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per discussion above. I don't think the proposed crop would save it for me, either, as it would still be unbalanced, due to the left crop. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 03:08, 20 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Weak support For me the sharpness is acceptable here. I like the composition, the light, the moss in the foreground and particularly the gelatinous appearance of these mushrooms. But it seems that the picture has been downsized, measuring exactly 3,000 × 2,100 pixels -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:57, 18 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Info Stairs in the Nadenberg tower in Lindenberg, Bavaria. The view tower of Nadenberg was constructed in 1911 by the Lindenberg Beautification union. After 1955, it became part of the local holiday camp for West Berliners. All by me. -- Peulle (talk) 08:49, 23 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Perhaps the underneath of these stairs is as gloomy dark as this, but it doesn't make for an eye catching photo. We have lots of spiral stair photos and some are FPs. I don't think this is one of them. -- Colin (talk) 16:37, 24 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose An interesting idea, but it doesn't work for two reasons: first, the composition; what the archway frames is too random and disjointed for the framing to impose any unity on. Second, technical; in addition to what Basile noted there are many areas that are unsharp or distorted. Daniel Case (talk) 04:16, 24 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Support - I find this architecture a bit cold and corporate-authoritarian, but it's nonetheless impressive, and what I feel to be its arrogant grandeur is well-captured in this picture. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 10:39, 18 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment Weird pixillated-edge post-processing artifacts on the stained glass near the edges, particularly under the chandelier at right, like some tool didn't quite select those areas before it was applied. Daniel Case (talk) 22:53, 18 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose It's a good shot, but for FP I'd need it to be more than good. This one is fairly ordinary, it could be sharper and there's a glare coming from the red.--Peulle (talk) 00:21, 19 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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A tough review, I believe. This is wild life, very high resolution, 600 m lens required, taken from a moving boat,... I've uploaded a new version with some extra sharpening. FYI Ikan Kekek, Daniel Case --Poco218:20, 19 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I think this might be a tiny bit unfair in that the image is being penalised for being high resolution. If you downsize to about 3000px across - still well above the size limit for FPC, and above the size of some fairly recently-promoted images - the head looks sharp. It isn't even that bad at full size. 131.111.184.820:40, 19 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
No-one is saying it's bad. The fact is, the great wildlife photos nominated here by various people including Charles and Martin Falbisoner have brought with them a very high standard. I can well imagine Charles pointing out that the focus is not on the head but on the back. Also, I am judging the photo at 300% of my 13-inch laptop, not at full size, so while it would be unfair to penalize the image for being high-resolution, I am not doing that. I also haven't voted against a feature. I like the photo, but the rest of my remark stands, as I still think the head could be sharper - maybe not in this shot, but in another one which would be an obvious FP. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 21:42, 19 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support Focus and sharpness look good to me, though the colours have been enhanced too much I think from the Chobe I know. Oh, and Diego, it's not looking for fish (in the sky!) Charles (talk) 15:37, 27 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose It is a good idea, but taking a picture of an equestrian monument is one of the toughest tasks: the horse is usually placed in a very high position and depending on the hour of the day you will have problems with the sun that might disturb so that you can not take the subject from the right angle. Here the profile of head of the horse, which is a main part of the horse, is not visible and the result is quite an uninteresting shape where horse and rider create an amorphous figure, IMO. I like the background, though even if it looks a bit false with its pinkish tone.Paolobon140 (talk) 07:48, 19 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your review. The sky here is displayed naturally, without any special effect of Photoshop. It is a thin layer of clouds at sunset with uncommon color at present time. The viewpoint is really low because the square with the monument is surrounded by high buildings. This photo was published several times in the news feeds of Kiev and Ukraine, because it really attracts attention and has a free license. --George Chernilevskytalk08:54, 19 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Weird angle. Same than this one in my view. The silhouette is dark and lacks detail. The picture too contrasted for me. The shape is not clear, the rock too dominant. From this point of the bottom, it puts me in a position of subordination, and the fact that this "hero" is also known to be a tyrant and mass murderer doesn't help to appreciate. I feel crushed -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:08, 20 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I also find the angle quite weird. It almost looks like the horse's head is directly attached to its torso without a neck in-between. I think there are some better compositions in the category for this monument that give a more faithful view of the statue while still avoid any buildings in the background. --El Grafo (talk) 11:02, 20 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Sorry, but with the flash too near to the lens you loose every information lying in the shadows. So I only see a green mess on a distracting clear fundament. --PtrQs (talk) 01:35, 27 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Support - I might favor slightly less room on the left, but this picture of a pigeon with somewhat disorderly feathers, albeit plump, affects me. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 21:34, 19 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Those people are part of what lead me to nominate this picture. They are omnipresent in the pigeon's life and practically blind to the pigeon's existence, yet these people are small and insignificant blurs in the background like the birds we normally clone out of pictures. In my opinion they are an important part of the change of perspective. --Trougnouf (talk) 18:06, 20 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - They're city birds. Just like homeless people, it's hard for them to keep clean. But it's not for lack of trying. I observe pigeons a lot because they roost across from my bathroom, and they spend a lot of time grooming themselves and their partners. On the other hand, they crap everywhere, including in their nests, so that's pretty dirty. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 04:15, 20 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Life in the cities is hard for many species, rats and cockroaches included. But try to nominate a dirty flower here, even if there are excellent reasons for this flower to be ugly (pollution, car gaz, poor light, fuel oil, etc.), the emotion won't come. There's no poetry in this pigeon on asphalt, in my eyes. Taking pictures of people is difficult, since humans are conscious, while no personality right is needed with an animal. Nevertheless not any photograph of homeless people is good, just because "life is hard" for them, too. The picture has to show something, either an environment, a situation, a moving facial expression, a particular action, etc. If there's nothing else than a body, the subject is too ordinary -- Basile Morin (talk) 05:17, 20 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral I see this as an environmental portrait, and I think there are a lot of things that this picture does right. On the technical level, the subject is sharp and clearly identified, it stands out against the background, there's plenty of lead room in the direction it's walking, the lighting is appropriate with a niche little catchlight. The background is blurry enough for it not to be disturbing, but still identifiable as some kind of street scene.
On the story telling level, this is the attempt to take the viewer into the world of a street pigeon; and it mostly succeeds at that. The casual tourist might have shot this bird (if at all) from above, but Trougnouf did the right thing by going down to almost eye level. Great! Of course, in the world of city pigeons the environment mainly consists of human-made structures, cars and people, so it is very fitting that these make up the background here instead of the greenery we normally see in bird portraits. Love it!
So why am I not going for support then? Well, first I find the pose of the bird a bit awkward. It seems to be somewhere in-between sitting and walking, or maybe between two steps. Second, I think an even lower angle with the camera at or below the bird's eye level could have had a much more immersive effect. Right now, we're close to the bird's world, but we haven't really entered it yet, as we're still slightly looking down. We're still an observer, not part of its world. So close, but not quite there … --El Grafo (talk) 10:54, 20 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
You don't agree that the pigeon is clearly walking? It has picked its left foot up a bit as part of its step. I watch pigeons walking all the time. Many of them are not quite as close to the ground - this one is not only bedraggled, perhaps it is a bit cautious in this crowded place, I'm not sure. But it's definitely walking. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 12:07, 20 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
It's more about the position of the head, which looks a bit … neckless. I know they retract and extend their neck when they walk, so I guess it is indeed walking. But it still looks strange to me compared to this … --El Grafo (talk) 13:24, 20 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support I agree with the first part of El Grafo's reasoning, but not the second part. Any lower angle would not have isolated the bird against the background. A low angle almost inevitable makes the background interfere with a small subject. Anyway, it's not a pretty picture, in fact it's downright ugly, but it is interesting, well composed and not the kind of bird pic we usually get here, that will make a photo go a long way. Such photos also have a place at FP IMO. --Cart(talk)11:24, 20 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Given the fairly low resolution and the fact that the scene is pretty ordinary, I'm not seeing the big wow factor here.--Peulle (talk) 07:48, 21 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support Hoping not to insult any owner or relatives of 'Winston' I'd call it a beautiful picture of an ugly bird. If he were standing on his left foot and shifting his impetus towards the center of the picture, it would b a harmonic move, but I think even this missing elegance perfectly fits the not-beeing-a-lovely-white-dove. --PtrQs (talk) 01:13, 26 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose With the current crop, yielding a disturbing radiator visible on the right, as well as a lack of symmetrical balance. It's also quite dark, which I'm not sure how I feel about.--Peulle (talk) 07:46, 21 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I accept, that the white balance of the surroundings is a desaster for taking a picture, but nonetheless there are CAs in the upper window and strong purple reflections in the glasses - some of them oversaturated. Together with the disturbing shadow amidst the picture and a lot of blue in many wooden reflections I think the circumstances were not sufficient for a FP. --PtrQs (talk) 00:36, 26 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment - Certainly an interesting and good enough portrait to be featured, and the information about the Hamer people looks like good documentation (I wouldn't personally know if it is), but what do we know about what permissions the subject gave for the photograph? The discussion on Flickr is about this as a photo for National Geographic, which, given its history of racism toward Africans and Aboriginal peoples around the world, doesn't strike me as a compliment, or at least an unmixed one. So I'd like to be a bit careful on the question of a feature. I hope someone here knows the photographer and can find out from him what she said about how she's happy for the photograph to be used and disseminated. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 13:46, 24 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Is Wikimedia racist ? This picture was released with licence 2.0, so this is not National Geographic property. Beside, the political views (if still current) of the magazine do not engage the photographer's. How many respectful photographers (like Steve McCurry) have published there ? -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:01, 25 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe I'm being oversensitive. It's totally fine to take and display a photo like this one, and it's a very good photo. I'd just like to know whether the subject was fine with the photo being disseminated widely and understood that was a possibility, but perhaps we'll never know for sure the answer to that question. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 07:29, 25 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support The DoF could have been a bit deeper, but the focus is on the eyes and the image is evocative. As for the privacy issue, the person looks into the camera and as such an implicit consent appears to have been given. Since the image is not unflattering (which would put the person in a bad light), I am willing to accept that as tacit approval.--Peulle (talk) 15:12, 24 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, she is. I just would like to hear from the photographer. You feel like I'm being unreasonable? As I said, the photograph does merit a feature. Ikan Kekek (talk) 05:26, 25 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
[unindent] OK, that's as clear as anything the photographer would probably say, though I'd still love for him to participate. Support for this worthy picture. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 00:25, 26 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Support Since we already have some iconic photos as FPs (like 1 and 2), I don't see why we shouldn't have Alberto Korda's photo of Che Guevara: Guerrillero Heroico as well. Yes it is a bit small, but since the original is in Cuba, it might be hard to get a better resolution. I would also rather have the original for FP than one of the millions of versions of it, but Korda's own processed crop from it could be considered as an Alt. -- Cart(talk)11:36, 21 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support - The quality of this photo is much higher than that of the cropped version. I don't think it's very hard to travel to Cuba, though. So to whomever gets the chance to visit the Museo Che Guevara in Havana and permission to take a high-resolution photo of this photograph, there's your assignment. :-) -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 11:54, 21 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
You are right about the going-to-Cuba-part :) as there are charters, it might be another thing to get access to the negative and get a perfect film scan of it. --Cart(talk)11:59, 21 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment let's not argue about resolution here, there are more important questions to be considered. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but this one here seems to be digitized from a signed print made by Korda in 1998 (compare this version). There are multiple ways to print a negative in the darkroom, this is one of them but not the one that got famous. It is probably closer to the original negative, and you could argue that it is of better quality than, say, File:CheHigh.jpg, especially regarding the conservation of detail in the highlights. However, this is not really the iconic picture of world fame – that would be the other version that was not only cropped but also printed for high contrast with deep blacks and blown-out highlights on the face. AFAIR, it was done like that on purpose by the photographer in the darkroom to create a specific look, and that look is part of what made this image famous. Similarly, a perfect scan of the negative would be great for a variety of reasons, but it wouldn't be more than a RAW file without the photographer's signature processing. --El Grafo (talk) 16:08, 21 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I mentioned the crop as a possible Alt in the opening comment. Like you say, it's that version that became famous. With historical photos, I just tend to like to see the original. But I have no problem with adding the crop as an Alt. --Cart(talk)16:38, 21 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
This nomination is similar to that one. On one hand, it's written on the file page "If you have an image of similar quality that can be published under a suitable copyright license, be sure to upload it, tag it, and nominate it" but on the other hand the guidelines say "a work of poor quality depicting a contemporaneous historical event can be nonetheless important, even if the artistic merit is relatively low. Likewise, scans or photographs of important documents – which may not be at all artistic – nonetheless may be highly valuable if the documents are historically significant." The picture displayed on the page List of iconic photographs is File:GuerrilleroHeroico2.jpg (as in many other pages of Wikipedia). It's not big but the quality is close to the original. However, perhaps the difficulty here will be to select the right version to feature, among all those available. This one for example was strongly rejected in 2016. That one, dated and signed, is my favorite, although it failed also in 2013. I may support the File:GuerrilleroHeroico2.jpg or the File:Che_Guevara,_Guerrillero_Heroico.jpg as an "iconic photograph" (see the derivative works), but not the non-cropped version above which has less impact in the mind of everyone -- Basile Morin (talk) 04:20, 22 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose As discussed, this isn't the famous one, and 1.5MP isn't among our finest historical photos. The photographer cropped it for a reason. -- Colin (talk) 18:36, 22 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I'm not convinced this contrast-enhanced white-face version is authentic to Korda's print (but could be wrong). Time has this variant and Christie's has this variant. See also File:Guerrillero Heroico signed by Alberto Korda.jpeg. I think actually the initial upload version is better than this supposedly "high res" (upsampled?) and oversharpened one. It has all the quality of a bad gif with dithered grey tones. I'd actually support reverting as comparing the current revision with the old shows no more details. It is a shame, because there's no doubt this is one of the most famous and reproduced photos in the world and we certainly should have a featured quality Korda print. Wrt the above argument about getting a scan of the negative, I'd rather a better photo/scan of one of Korda's prints. The negative, and any contact sheets, are of nerdy interest to photographers, but it is the print that was published and made famous. -- Colin (talk) 18:36, 22 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose My very personal opinion: this picture was taken by the camera but not by the photographer. The file is very fine, camera did what it is supposed to do, but the eye of the photographer is absent: no subject, a disturbing cyan dominance everyhwre and not a single part where my eye can stop and observe something interesting. It is an empty frame in my opinion, but not a photography.Paolobon140 (talk) 14:25, 28 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Dear Savin, if I am understanding well you are not satisfied with my review. First of all, please consider that while reviewing a picture I never look at the creator's name; I am not actually focused on whom took the picture, but on the picture itself only. I review the picture, not the photographer, whos photographic activity is unknown to me. On the other hand i consider and value "Featured pictures" a very serious matter: these pictures are supposed to represent the best efforts of the best photographers on Commons, and might be seen by thousands of viewers. This is the reason why i sometimes may sound stern in reviewing, but I was tought to judge my work and others' work strictly, I am the strictest judge to my own pictures and i expect the others to be as strict as I am when it comes to judge their own work. Consider, also, taht its not easy for me writing in a language which is not my language. You are saying my review is not fair. But i gave reasons and I explained my reasons: the picture is empty and without a subject, while photography should find a subject to photograph; colours are dominated by cyan; I dfind nothing in the pic to stop and watch; i concluded it looks to me like an empty frame where the content is missing. I might add that the composition looks to me unbalanced: the right part is busy with different kinds of vegetation, the left part is empty. And this is not a kind of "negative space" you chose to apply: it is an unbalanced composition. That vegetation in the foreground is not a subject, it is a disturb as it is not something pleasant to see becasue of shape and colour. That half tree on the right border is a half tree and it even doesnt have a pleasant shape and adds an even more unbalanced look to the whole composition. Those tussocks in the very foreground look untidy and not interesting in their pale green colour. There is no subject: a house, an animal, a special tree, whatever. This is what I see and that is the reason why i said that this is a picture taken by a camera and the photographer is absent. You might take it as a personal offense, but I am sure that you might even agree with what im noticing. Well, this is my very eprsonal opinion, of course, but I am now curious to know what you find so appealing in this picture to be considered as a Featured picture. You might review your own photo and show me things i didnt notice, if you agree.Paolobon140 (talk) 16:27, 28 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Well, again i have explained while I find it an empty frame, Savin, do you find this photo a good photo? Ok, good for you, compliments for your good photo. I am here to review pictures, not to sophisticate.Paolobon140 (talk) 17:11, 28 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
My compliments as well, probably you have managed to take a much better picture of the same spot. But really? Not even my username you are able to write correctly. Well, OK. EOD --A.Savin17:30, 28 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
A.Savin, I don't understand your anger: in that same session you took much better photos (IMO), like this one: File:Rostock asv2018-05 img76 Huetelmoor.jpg which, you must agree, is 10 times better than the one you presented here. It is a much better and balanced composition, even if, still, there is a kind of ugly bush on the very right side of the image which ruins the general look of the pic. I may suggest you to choose your FP with more attention; in my opinion the one you presented here is not the best among the ones you have shot in that place. Paolobon140 (talk) 08:35, 29 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I agree that the picture you linked has a better composition than this one, and I would probably support an FPC nomination for that one, but I can clearly understand why some people get peeved at you: It's your tone and choice of words. The thing is, I'm glad you've come to FPC, because you have a different point of view, and that's positive, even if many of us find you abrasive and maybe a bit arrogant. So while perhaps you could try to temper the bluntness of your language a bit (realizing that English is not your first language, e s'io dovressi [? my guess at a congionctivo without Google Translate] scrivere sempre in italiano, bisogna molto tempo e dubbio che lo farei meglio che il tuo inglese), I'd rather have you continue to participate than leave. But I think it's harder to accept really negative criticisms like "there's no composition" ("I don't perceive a composition" would be a little softer) when it's your photo than when someone is nominating someone else's photo. Anyway, as we say here, just my 2 cents. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 10:06, 29 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Part of the problem is that some of your arguments don't stack up. Wrt subject, the subject is the wetlands. True there is no single dominant object in the frame, but that in itself isn't a reason to dislike a photo as there are plenty excellent photos that have no dominant object. The frame is far from empty. As for the cyan, well that and the no-dominant-object criticism also apply to the alternative you suggested. There is a difference in composition and one can argue the merits for sure. I think you were a bit insulting to suggest that there was no human input into this photo at all, and that this was so bad as to not even qualify as "photography". Can ask that you not address Alexander by his surname alone, as he finds this rude. Perhaps there are cultural differences here. Could you fix your text to say "A.Savin" (which his image attribution suggest is how to refer to him here) or "Alexander" if you are feeling friendly (which is on his user page). -- Colin (talk) 13:07, 29 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose I find it flat, with no depth and unnaturaly lightened: there are shades missing, which i believe you fixed with Photoshop. Shades are a part of reality and should be shown. "Lucem demonstrat umbra". (it is Latin) Paolobon140 (talk) 13:33, 26 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Yes, as i have written above, i believe you have corrected most of the shadows: especially in the very inner part of the church, where shadows should be much deeper than they show here. There are no blacks, only middle tones and no high lights, which looks weird and innatural, At least in my opinion. I expect the whole inner part of the church should be in a shade but there is too much light, sign of a heavy post-production which makes the picture looking innatural and bi-dimesnional. Depth is lacking a lot, it looks more like a drawing than a photograph.Paolobon140 (talk) 14:52, 26 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose Uhm, not exactly a perfect shoot in my opinion: the position of body is clumsy and, unfortunately, there is one missing hand. That banner in the background is also not helping.Paolobon140 (talk) 14:05, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Info all by me -- Ermell (talk) 19:07, 22 October 2018 (UTC)
Support -- Ermell (talk) 19:07, 22 October 2018 (UTC)
Oppose Nice composition but let down by significant quality issues (see notes) Charles (talk) 07:59, 23 October 2018 (UTC)
Comment Nice winter mood but the image is slightly tilted. --Basotxerri (talk) 08:37, 27 October 2018 (UTC)
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I withdraw my nomination Thanks for the reviews -- Basile Morin (talk) 06:40, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
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Done I rotated it -4 degrees and sharpened it (though I believe it was sharp enough in the first place), how is that? --Trougnouf (talk) 18:12, 26 October 2018 (UTC)
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Question Why does the horizon bob up and down as you scroll across? Daniel Case (talk) 23:48, 27 October 2018 (UTC)
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Neutral pending resolution of Charles' issues. Daniel Case (talk) 19:30, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
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Request Interesting and the description is good, but is it possible to improve a bit the categorization ? I think "ice" is too broad and a lot of categories related to videos might suit -- Basile Morin (talk) 05:02, 11 November 2018 (UTC)
. Daniel Case (talk) 06:50, 11 November 2018 (UTC)
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but on the other hand the guidelines say "a work of poor quality depicting a contemporaneous historical event can be nonetheless important, even if the artistic merit is relatively low. Likewise, scans or photographs of important documents – which may not be at all artistic – nonetheless may be highly valuable if the documents are historically significant." 
The picture displayed on the page List of iconic photographs is File:GuerrilleroHeroico2.jpg (as in many other pages of Wikipedia). It's not big but the quality is close to the original. However, perhaps the difficulty here will be to select the right version to feature, among all those available. This one for example was strongly rejected in 2016. That one, dated and signed, is my favorite, although it failed also in 2013. I may support the File:GuerrilleroHeroico2.jpg or the File:Che_Guevara,_Guerrillero_Heroico.jpg as an "iconic photograph" (see the derivative works), but not the non-cropped version above which has less impact in the mind of everyone -- Basile Morin (talk) 04:20, 22 November 2018 (UTC)
