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File:Windmill harbour Rhodes.jpg[edit]

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a windmill in the harbour of Rhodes, Greece
  •  Info an old (14th century, restored) windmill on the harbour of Rhodes, Greece, by me -- Jebulon (talk) 15:37, 1 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support -- Jebulon (talk) 15:37, 1 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose I'm afraid this image has several problems. First of all, why is the top so dark? Unless it is in the morning of evening (which it is not), that should be the brightest part. The sky, especially near the top, is noisy, and the spokes of the windmill are overexposed. The composition is really nice, but the quality is not. What I don't understand is how a Sony A550 at ISO 200 could produce this much noise. --The High Fin Sperm Whale 18:51, 1 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    •  Comment I beg to disagree. The highest point in a blue sky is almost always darker/bluer. Just google sky pictures to notice that. The physical explanation is that when you look at the horizon, you see a larger thickness of atmosphere, whereas when looking directly vertically above you, you see the "black" background of the universe through the thinest thickness of atmosphere. When such an effect is desired, it can be emphasized with a polarizing filter. I don't have an idea whether such a device has been used there. --MAURILBERT (discuter) 00:22, 2 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
      • I've never noticed what you claim and I've been looking at the sky much of my life. Also, the Sun must've been behind the photographer to their left and about 45 or degrees above the horizon judging from the shadows. Unless polarizing was done as you say I have an inkling this might be accidental vignetting caused by the camera or the lens. -- One, please. ( Thank you.) 02:13, 2 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
        • As one can see, I'm not a specialist of technics, and I often use wrong settings, but when I read some peremptory assertions, I think I'm not alone in this case... I confirm the use of a polarizing filter, the effect was my choice, and furthermore I think this picture is not sooooo noisy, even in the (dark ?) sky.--Jebulon (talk) 09:22, 2 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose sails on the windmill lacking sharpness.--Snaevar (talk) 07:51, 2 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    • Thanks for review. White is white, especially in Greece, and no details are lost... If the sails are unsharp, then the wooden parts of the wings must be too, but they are sharp, in my opinion...--Jebulon (talk) 09:22, 2 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

 I withdraw my nomination because I was wrong and uploaded a wrong file. My mistake, and my apologize to the reviewers, they were right. Sorry. --Jebulon (talk) 23:16, 2 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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