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File:Bararak Bako Manjujuang Katidiang.jpg[edit]
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Info created by Myfirmann - uploaded by Myfirmann - nominated by Danu Widjajanto -- Danu Widjajanto (talk) 10:25, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
Support -- Danu Widjajanto (talk) 10:25, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
Oppose Cut at the top, so the composition looks awkward, and low depth of field (I don't think f/2.8 was appropriate here) -- Basile Morin (talk) 12:09, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
Question What do you mean when you say a certain aperture wasn't "appropriate"? --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 14:05, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
- I mean I don't like the effect of having them blurry in the background, and it was less than necessary to increase excessively the speed with the current light conditions to create this feeling. I would have preferred a Dof similar to File:Kirab Calon Lengger Wanasaban.jpg, so that my eyes can navigate through the image and compare the various facial expressions (although in both cases the crop is sub-optimum) -- Basile Morin (talk) 15:54, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
- Ah, ok. Thanks so much for the clarification. I think of aperture as an artistic choice (to highlight certain things and to de-emphasize others) and I just wanted to make sure I didn't misinterpret your post (most of us here being non-native speakers of English sometimes requires extra legwork in order to prevent misunderstandings). Thanks again, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 16:48, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
- You're welcome. Yes a shallow DoF can be an artistic choice, but also a trend, or an easy solution. Easy solution because using the widest aperture of your lens saves you from worrying about speed and ISO: You'll always get a sharp target at F/2.8, whatever the composition. It works sometimes with an isolated subject, like here, but most of the time low DoF shuts off crucial elements within the frame. As an artistic choice, my personal opinion is that it's unnecessary to focus on a subject that is already leading in the composition. This woman in the foreground is automatically highlighted because located in front of all her followers. More creative would be the approach to teach us what these women behind add to the story. Although this is of course a personal taste, and the author might have done this on purpose, in a context. Idem for the tight framing, have these baskets voluntarily been sectioned or not? No clue -- Basile Morin (talk) 00:29, 26 August 2020 (UTC)
- This wasn't about the image, but about the way we provide feedback while treating each other respectfully. I like "I don't agree with your artistic choices" much better than "What you did is inappropriate". Thanks, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 15:26, 26 August 2020 (UTC)
I withdraw my nomination Danu Widjajanto (talk) 10:41, 26 August 2020 (UTC)
