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Oppose Fine idea but colours look oversaturated to me (e.g. the red shirt of man by the cleaning utensils), and there are some stitching errors in the overhead wires, let alone the ghosting train on the left disappearing onto platform 9½ :-) --Kreuzschnabel05:04, 22 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment Well, I prefer this version from a compositional point of view. Very nice light and atmosphere, which shows it sometimes pays off to get up very early in the morning. I have one question though: You have a nice 20 Mpixel camera, why are you only giving us 4.5 Mpixel here (I realize it can't be 20 Mpixel due to the crop, but there is a long way down to 4.5 Mpixels)? Does the HDR processing introduce so much noise that you have to downsample aggressively to get rid of it? -- Slaunger (talk) 14:49, 21 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment It's simple: I'm using a slow internet connection. The file size of this file take some minutes, that's acceptable. In special cases a larger file can be uploaded - 10 up to 15 minutes each file. --XRaytalk16:54, 21 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Uuh, it is very nice, also with more pixels, thanks! A small, correctable issue: Some red fringing at trunks of trees and a few places at leaves. -- Slaunger (talk) 18:40, 21 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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OpposeThat's a nice bike! But what's special about the photo?
Daniel Case: please, don't take this as an offense but as a genuine question regarding the consistency in your critiques. How come don't you like a tight crop when it makes sense to emphasize the fact that a car is being parked in a tight space, but that the unnecessary tight crop in this photo doesn't bother you? I'd be curious to understand your point of view. -- Christopher Crouzet (talk) 03:04, 23 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
OK, good question. In this case, despite the crop, I can tell what's around the vehicle. In the case of the Chevy, it was an informed attribute—you can't tell from the picture that it's in a tight space. Daniel Case (talk) 03:19, 23 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the explanation! My turn, I guess—this picture brings me a discomfort because it's lacking space to "breathe" whereas this same discomfort in the Chevrolet's photo is a wanted "feature" to add to the context. I thought the tight space was obvious enough from the walls on each side but I understand if it isn't. (Sorry for the slightly out of topic) -- Christopher Crouzet (talk) 03:34, 23 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Here you see the bear and the pennant
Oppose Crop is way too tight, and there’s a part of the bike cut off (emerging behind the mirror). Blown reflections. Not a bad pic but below FP threshold for me. --Kreuzschnabel04:58, 23 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. OK. I see once more that it is useless for me to present a photo here. For explanation: The „part of the bike“ behind the mirror is a little bear. -- Lothar Spurzem (talk) 06:44, 23 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I was speaking about the pole above the bear. Regarding your first point: Nominating an image here is a request for discussion, it’s like asking "tell me what you think of it". And that’s what we did. Nobody was insulting you, nobody asked you to go away. Why such a perfectly matter-of-fact discussion is "useless" for you is beyond my understanding. --Kreuzschnabel08:47, 23 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Info As I already wrote at another nom of mine, next to Diliff's, I´m also a big fan of the church interior photography by DXR. This one shows pretty good why. ;-) Quality and resolution are great and the pov with the choosen projection gives a good impression of the size of this cathedral. c/u by DXR - nominated by me -- mathiasK19:28, 22 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Thanks Mathias! To be honest, I found Rouen Cathedral very difficult to shoot since the side windows are pretty much hidden (it doesn't have side aisles, which imo is quite uncommon) and the modern chandeliers really are quite odd. Looking back, I would have preferred using the +/- 4EV technique I use now, but I think the result is still nice. BTW: Since shooting such a pano takes quite some time, I had the pleasure to have tour guides explain in English, French and German that the nave of the cathedral isn't actually that high compared to its peers. Nevertheless, to me, Rouen Cathedral is still one of the most impressive buildings. --DXR (talk) 22:23, 22 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
It does seem to be a very dark cathedral, and I think that (with the HDR processing, I assume it was Photomatix?) has the effect of giving it more of a typical overprocessed HDR look than some of your other images. It's funny how impressions of a church/cathedral's interior height can be deceiving. I was recently reading the List of highest church naves and there are some surprises there. The highest nave in the UK is not even a cathedral, it's actually a (not very attractive) church! The list seems to not be complete though, as Rouen Cathedral's nave is 28 metres high apparently and should make it onto the list, near the bottom. Diliff (talk) 07:50, 23 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, back then, I processed it with Photoshop's merge to HDR. I understand and agree with your comments, but I actually quite like the look. I have run the source files through Photomatix and I am not convinced that the results I'm getting from that are better (I like how the contrast is actually not too high in the current version). Perhaps you would like to comment on that version. If I look up images on google, they all seem to have a somewhat odd look, so I guess it is somewhat innate to the church itself. Of course, everybody is free to judge the results and I certainly won't have any grudge against those who think that this version is not quite FP. --DXR (talk) 22:26, 23 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I prefer your Photomatix version I think. I can't say what is more accurate looking though (Photomatix tends to oversaturate colours). Diliff (talk) 00:06, 24 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Support Frankly, I find it excellent. About WB and oversaturation: it depends of many factors, mainly due to the monitors settings. Only the photographer knows, IMO. Iconic monument, very good technical achievement, "blue hour" well managed, even the moving leaves are not disturbing. Little flaws (or comments): distortion of the lamps in foreground, and I'ved crop at right, for a better symmetry.--Jebulon (talk) 08:57, 22 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose That's a lot of orange steps and a lot of midtone. I wonder if the HDR/levels-adjustment has resulted in the steps being too light. They dominate the frame leaving the hall in the background, hiding behind the statue (which itself isn't very well lit). I'm afraid the combination of orange and blue here makes me queasy. Perhaps earlier there would have been some light in the sky to make the surrouds less orange. From my own recent experience, I think the digital camera can have a tendency to oversaturate scenes like this with a result unlike the one I experienced with my own eyes. Perhaps we have a tendency to set the exposure levels to achieve brightness like daytime but a darker, less saturated exposure would be more natural. -- Colin (talk) 11:27, 22 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment So, Martin, Jebulon, Colin, -donald-, Jiel does this version (still) deserve FP status in your opinion?. Btw, the stairs are not symmetric to the longitudinal axle of the hall + statue, but with the new crop (bottom and right) and some slight adjustments in the perspective I hope that it isn't such a big issue anymore. Poco218:36, 22 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Yes. Thanks for info about symmetry, I did not remember that. But the previous version is still very good, and I disagree (friendly) with the opposers.--Jebulon (talk) 19:00, 22 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose Thanks for nomination but, the image looks really great if small, but once enlarged, the sharpness is not good enough (caused by f/2,8). --Chmee2 (talk) 08:59, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose -- Too low of an exposure. Would be great if taken with the sun up high and diffused by some thin clouds. Looks like picture was taken at either sunset or sunrise Not wowing me enough. --Nkansahrexford (talk) 04:46, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - the theme and the sculpure itself are faszinating. It would be nice, if you can add some more information to the picture (location, artist, any background info etc.) --CHK46 (talk) 19:02, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
The file is categorized in Chile, so i think the sculpture must be there, and the author of the picture upload it to flickr, and then another guy move it again to commons from there, so know it's exact location in Chile is hard, but there's a link on the file to the author in Flickr, if you want to ask him for more details. In fact i proposed the picture for the originality of the sculpture, that as you say it's faszinating. --Alexxxos (talk) 01:19, 1 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Info This is a very original frontal portrait of a Giant Manta, with a 7-metre wingspan. It reminds me a living UFO. Let me please make a few comments regarding the quality of the image: images of large animals in deep water cannot be 100% sharp, as 5 metres or 10 of water will always blur slightly the edges etc. Also, due to their size, they are rarely perfectly lit, as no flash can illuminate a 7-metre animal underwater. Finally, you will notice a lot of white specs, more or less out of focus, in the water... that is plankton, which the manta is feeding on. Anyway, all this said, I hope you like it... All by me -- Arturo de Frias Marques (talk) 20:44, 28 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Who dare Oppose this image? Very Woowing to me and should get a seat for POTY finalists. Nkansahrexford: please sign your votes and do not use opposes like this, the bot cannot distinguish serious and joking votes... --DXR (talk) 08:15, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Question I am no jurist but does the formulation (c) Arturo de Frias 2012. Reproduction by any means prohibited without prior consent. Please contact me on arturodefrias2005@yahoo.co.uk or visit www.arturodefrias.com in the EXIF data comply with CC license? If not we should ask the creator to remove it. --Tuxyso (talk) 07:02, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Info - Well, thank you so much everybody for your support, and all your kind words... I am really happy to see that you liked this image so much, as it is one of my all-time favourites... Tuxyso , I think the fact that I upload the image and accept the CC license offsets the copyright info in the EXIF. However, I am happy to upload another one without that --Arturo de Frias Marques (talk)
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Oppose I understand that some might think “wow, a young Vietnamese monk dressed in a traditional robe and having a mysterious look!!”", but for someone travelling around it's just yet another one, nothing special about it. The colors are a bit monotone and the light is slightly dull even though the combo could work well with the mood of the picture... but which mood? He's probably just bored and thinking of something else? I still like it though, it's a nice photo for documenting purposes and still an interesting portrait, just not “wow” I believe. -- Christopher Crouzet (talk) 23:46, 23 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment That are the true colours. No alterations. No games with funny colour sliders and filters. Just the young monk in his robe in the last sunlight of Thien Mu Temple. I had more photos, but not good enough to upload to Commons.--CEphoto, Uwe Aranas (talk) 21:39, 24 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support by virtue of what he's doing with his left foot. Not just sitting there looking bored, but also fidgeting, thus a bit more touch of humanity. --Kbh3rdtalk18:52, 25 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose The colours might be natural, but they look like sunset (or early morning) to me, which makes the side of the child at his left underexposed. Not much contrast, nor vibrance, which makes the picture to appear "flat". --Ruthven (talk) 09:16, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment This species is actually disappearing, so the importance of portraying these pictures. In this case is not the same iguana, not the same genre and not exactly the same place. Unlike other iguana, this iguana is a male, of younger age and with differential characteristics. Is that possible for a normal person, most iguanas are equal, however, to study an expert each has unique characteristics. It is easy to think, for a western traveler, who travels to China, all Chinese people are the same person, however, for a Chinese each person is different. This is from a neurological view, when we are not used to watching a race of animals or people, for our brains do not need to find features to differentiate them, because, after all, is not important yet. This comment, made me remember my trip to China, Thanks for your comment --Wilfredo R. Rodríguez H. (talk) 14:18, 28 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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As much as I appreciate your support vote, it is unfortunately not eligable as you were not logged in, but manually added your user name, so I have to strike it, sorry. -- Slaunger (talk) 20:33, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Some unevenness in the sky, which I think could be processed better, but loads of wow. Beauty in a damaged landscape. -- Colin (talk) 12:13, 28 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Info Thanks for the positive feedback so far, and the rich annotations. Villy Fink Isaksen spotted a flock of migrating birds in V formation (most likely geese), and on closer inspection it turned out that there were (at least) five more formations of birds (some clearly V), but they were hardly noticeable due to a rather aggressive denoising I had applied in the sky. I have now made some 'holes' in the denoising mask and fiddled a bit around to make the migrating bird formations more clear in a new upload. I also removed a spot. I feel it is a no-brainer improvement, but if some find it has been done in a clumsy way, to give me a heads-up, such that I can either revert or try to do it better. -- Slaunger (talk) 18:58, 29 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support An even wider view at the right had been better, but I guess your view was restricted by bushes and trees, right? Nonetheless a nice motive photographed at beautiful light. --Tuxyso (talk) 10:21, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@Tuxyso: : I agree, it would have been preferable to see more to the right. I struggled my way thorugh some vegetation (and illegally intruded, I think, schhh) to get the most optimal view given the constraints of the site. I also took photos from another vantage point, but that was a much less optimal and more narrow view than this. -- Slaunger (talk) 20:08, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Support Fantastic shot Colin... and it has some special meaning to me, as I used to work in the old 20 Fenchurch building, for many years... --Arturo de Frias Marques (talk)
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Oppose I am neither convinced of the quality, nor of the light. Also the composition is not perfect (slightly decentered). IMHO the sky is still too bright thus that it distracts from the main motive. I guess it was the beginning of the blue hour. Also tried 15 minutes later? Why f/13 at 18mm? --Tuxyso (talk) 09:50, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
f/13 was chosen because it's the sharpest option for this lens (at least mine), and because it gives the people some amount of blur to anonymise them. I have to admit that this is not a well-planned shot, it was just taken on the way, without a tripod or any time to wait for the perfect balance of light. I can't disagree with your points of criticism. I might take this photo again at some point, with more time and equipment. Although Colin's comment suggests that might not be worth it. :) — Julian H.✈ (talk/files)19:50, 1 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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No, you're free to think that this image is part of the finest of commons and moreover I am very happy if you like it. And you're totaly free to use my image here or somewhere else by respecting the CC-BY-SA-4.0 license, as you do now. I see no reason for me to ask you for to withdraw this nomination. What will be your choice, I will respect it. Very friendly. -- Christian FerrerTalk07:27, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Support Very good macro, great definition and depth of field, lovely black background, and good choice of insect position, almost parallel to lens (better use of depth of field). Perhaps a little bit too many reflections in the hairs etc (flash too strong?), perhaps you could try to fix those, toning down the highlights? --Arturo de Frias Marques (talk)
The highlights are too bright to be fixed using highlight protection. They were slightly exacerbated when I applied sharpening. I can try to redo the sharpening more carefully if you really think it is necessary, by unselecting the bright spots. Gidip (talk) 10:43, 28 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I upoladed a new version with more careful sharpening. The difference is not large and I am not sure which version is better and looks more natural. Gidip (talk) 12:55, 28 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Info Trawler on the Norwegian coast close to Bodø in the morning sun
@Slaunger, location has been added. Unfortunatly I know nothing about the boat. She just passed our ship, the sea was calm and beautiful and I took the picture. Sorry but that is the whole story.--CHK46 (talk) 14:14, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
You have both a name, a number and the internet. Start searching;-) One of the pleasing things of preparing an image for FPC is to figure out what you are looking at.:) -- Slaunger (talk) 18:12, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@Villy, the picture has been taken towards the coastline and not to a typical sea-sky horizon. I have cut off the upper part of the water, because the blue colour became darker (may be a shadow of a cloud). I found this change in colour disturbing.--CHK46 (talk) 19:26, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
No, only cropping. For your information of the situation: First First you can see the same fishing boat just one minute earlier approaching our ship and Second Second you can see the untouched original version of the picture.--CHK46 (talk) 20:48, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Neutral -- Not wow'ing me enough. The skyline above looks boring to me. Perhaps a slight manipulation to put a nicely bluish-cloudy skies would really pimp the image and bring life to it more.
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Halos all around, such as here, need to be cleaned up. Faint but quite visibile at full resolution with a properly calibrated monitor. --Kbh3rdtalk02:24, 26 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Impressive and refreshing topic. Please add the details of the image creation process to the file page. That is where it belongs. You can use, e.g., the {{Photo Information}} template. The EXIF data are very much stripped from useful technical data -- Slaunger (talk) 19:56, 25 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose -- Unfortunately there are milky "halo" artifacts from the production hovering all around the subject. I added a couple image notes at some places they occur. Very visible and sloppy looking at full resolution, at least on my monitor. It should be easy to clean up and then I'd be happy to support. --Kbh3rdtalk02:29, 26 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Info Hello Kbh3. Thankyou for your comments. You are right, I didn’t bother to try to remove any halos within the subject, only around the black edges. This is because of laziness and because it is a lot more tricky (requiring some cloning and ‘making up’ what I think should be there). The halos are an inevitable result of stacked images of non-flat subjects. The camera sensor either saw these areas as uncontaminated but out of focus (when focus is on the foreground) or focused but contaminated (when focus is on the background). I’ve had a go at improving their look and replaced the image with a new version. Thanks again for commenting Des Callaghan.
Oppose I am impressed with the technical accomplishment but it is flawed. I don't like the way it has been abruptly cut-out on black. Shooting a subject to have a pure white or black background isn't trivial but you need to get most of the way there in reality and only let software help perfect -- rather than getting out the scissors. But mainly I don't think the bright glow in the middle and round the "tendrils" is real, vs an artefact of the flash. It looks like some alien being charging up its death ray :-) The stacking in that bright middle section goes a little haywire too. -- Colin (talk) 16:20, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Weak oppose I am a sucker for symmetric buildings, the light is good, and so is the technical quality, but sorry, the wow just isn't there for me. I am afraid I cannot explain exactly what is lacking. Maybe it is the proportions of the building, which I just find unbalanced, although I cannot pinpoint it exactly. -- Slaunger (talk) 16:40, 25 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment -- There appears to be a bit of an orange cast throughout the image, not just the building. Perhaps it's the true color of the light given the time of day? --Kbh3rdtalk18:56, 25 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
So I downloaded a copy and applied auto white balance in Gimp and then dialed down the saturation a notch. I don't know if the results were FP, but the image was more pleasing IMO. A more careful manual adjustment might give even better results, of course. I normally appreciate saturation punched up a little bit, but there's a point where it becomes counterproductive. --Kbh3rdtalk19:12, 25 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Low wow and I agree the colour tone doesn't look nice. Btw, A.Savin, you are using a really old version of Lightroom. The newer ones with the Process2012 have much much better "Basic panel" controls, improved handling of dynamic range and tone mapping. -- Colin (talk) 16:11, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Support Disagree with Jiel. It's a "wow" portrait that I'd expect to see in that magazine. Though the depth of field might be just a bit too shallow. --Kbh3rdtalk02:34, 26 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Info Immature European herring gull (Larus argentatus) in flight photographed on the transit from Texel to Den Helder. For me this view is very different from "my" other gull which recently became featured. The bottom view is quite unusual and with the light coming from the top, the outer shape is brought out well. I look forward to your comments.
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Oppose I'm trying to figure out the rationale for this crop. There are more statues. And you had an earlier version with more height that showed all the people at the top of the dome, which is useful. -- Colin (talk) 17:06, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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I think the picture-postcard-clouds together with the calm see makes this image very beautifull. Why a low educational value? It's sure a small lake in a small country nevertheless encyplopedic. --Wladyslaw (talk) 20:28, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Info created by Colin - uploaded by Colin - nominated by Colin. The view from the top of the dome on Methodist Central Hall is reckoned to be one of the best in London. However, it is only open to the public one weekend a year for Open House London. The weather was a mix of sunshine and clouds; fortunately some dark ones placed themselves conveniently leaving a gap for the sun to shine on the Houses of Parliament and the London Eye. I had time for a simple stitch of 1012 fames before it dulled. -- Colin (talk) 18:59, 29 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
CommentClaus spotted some distortion the lower right, affecting St Margaret's church. This was due to having the centre point of my projection too high, causing more wide-angle-perspective distortion/rotation than is necessary. I redid the stitch, including two extra fames and with a lower centre-of-projection. The church isn't perpendicular to the camera, so still has some small angle to it's horizontals remaining, which is natural. I've included slightly more to the left, which brings in another tower and half of St Paul's. LivioAndronico, ArionEstar, Coat of Many Colours, Cathy Richards, PointsofNoReturn, Claus, Nikhilb239, Böhringer, Basik07, Martin Falbisoner, Spurzem, Tuxyso, DXR -- can you check you are happy with the new image. No stitching errors introduced? I think the buildings stand upright better in this one. -- Colin (talk) 11:07, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
CommentYou managed to improve an already great by itself. Excellent quality you were able to take that wonderful contrast between the sky and the splendor of Big Ben. In addition there is the modernity of the Ferris wheel with westminster. Truly a high quality product and amazing. --LivioAndronicotalk 19:05, 30 September 2014
SupportBiig Big Ben. Excellent! An improveable issue is that the dark parts of the nicely structured clouds are somewhat noisy at full resolution. Perhaps a NR adjustment brush in LR could improve that quite easily? -- Slaunger (talk) 19:55, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Enthusiastic support A month and a half after Wikimania, this captures the look and feel of today's London that is still strongly etched on my mind. Great job! Daniel Case (talk) 00:55, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose There are massive quality issues. A lot of unsharp areas in between sharp ones. This ofter points to problems during the stitching process. --Tuxyso (talk) 10:34, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Weak Support. I actually appreciate the f/2.8 aperture as it helps to give focus on the four people in the front and separate them from the background. It gives a sense of depth to the herd. Quite noisy and not that sharp in full resolution, but it is also a pic of very high resolution. I find that in a more modest 4 Mpixel review size, the four persons are sharp and no noise is apparent. The exposure time of 1/1600 s and ISO 2000 is a rather odd combination though for this shot. -- Slaunger (talk) 10:16, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment The exposure choice certainly doesn't seem optimal but I guess that was a mistake made in the rush to grab the scene. There is too much tree above for my taste, and I think at 2:1 aspect crop would improve the image. -- Colin (talk) 17:54, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Agree the scene is worth catching but the composition isn't great and the sharpness issues -- all the hallmarks of a hurried shot that didn't work out 100%. -- Colin (talk) 15:52, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Support IMO this high rise building is a nice capture together with the climbing crane. For your information: the high of the building on the moment of the picture was taken was about 165 meters. After finishing the final high of this skyscraper should become 178 meters and will be the highest high-rise building of Switzerland. It should serve as head office of the pharma concern Hofmann-La Roche.-- Wladyslaw (talk) 20:39, 26 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support I don't understand the silence about this picture. We have here an excellent subject, rare in FP. The light is better than good, the sharpness is perfect, there is no technical flaw like spots or so. The composition is very attractive and eye catching. Did you notice the little fisher-cabins with the nets ? I like this contrast between top modernity and old timers practices. We have many points of special value (construction, pharmaceutical industry, Switzerland etc...). Title, description and categorization are good (. Last question: is it among one of our best here ? For me, yes, with no doubt. --Jebulon (talk) 10:42, 5 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Wilfredo R. Rodríguez H, am afraid the crop will reduce the chance of getting the picture featured since it is in exact minimum required size. Apart from that, its already FP in Wikipedia. It would be nice if you can support it without crop. Bellus Delphina (talk) 16:38, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support --It is definitely a bit blurred here and there but given the very low light it seems understandable. The key areas (face, hands) are in good focus. --Arturo de Frias Marques (talk)
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Info Borgward Isabella form 1959 in front of the historical thermal bathhouse of Bad Neuenahr, Germany
Neutral Very nice setting and good composition. I am not entirely convinced regarding the light and exposure, I feel the shadows should be lifted a bit and that overall, the photo should be less dark. -- Slaunger (talk) 10:20, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@ Slaunger: OK, it was a rainy day when I took this photo and I know that in this case I had to use reflectors. But I don't possess such. Bad luck for me! ;-) -- Lothar Spurzem (talk) 12:45, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Sharp mask borders are visible around the car, I marked one area where it's most obvious, but they are visible on top of the car and in the front section, too. — Julian H.✈ (talk/files)18:12, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, it's better in the back, but there are still quite a few similar spots around the car. Blurring the mask somewhat would probably make the areas less noticeable already. — Julian H.✈ (talk/files)10:32, 29 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Still seeing weird stuff round the top of the car. Not sure I'm comfortable if the image has been heavily processed e.g. to blur the background. The car's body panels look faded in parts. Really not sure about this one. -- Colin (talk) 16:44, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Not in all aspects a perfect photo, but great composition and absolutely adequate representation of a car that was considered by many in Germany as one of the dream cars of that decade because of its technical innovations. BMWs or Mercedes were lame ducks then... -- Smial (talk) 01:17, 4 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Neutral The light and composition and the entire setup is very pro-looking and nice shadow too. It is, however, not as detailed and crisp as I would expect, even considering the large pixelage of 16 Mpixels. There is sort of a washed out appearance to the fruit. I am wondering is this is because the diffraction limit has been hit with an aperture of f/16? I do not now the exact shooting distance, but it is my feeling one could have opened the aperture to something like f/13 without significant loss of DOF. Focus stacking would have been another option. -- Slaunger (talk) 10:02, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment I don't think there would a copyright for a single picture. These are costumes, which are exempt of copyright. For a video, may be. Yann (talk) 08:04, 26 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@Colin: I can't understand why does it matter to make this FP... It seems you were looking for a reason to oppose, and you could not find anything else... :/ Yann (talk) 17:28, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
It breaks the structure of the composition. Line of eye sight is very important because we follow other people's eyes and it guides us round a picture. The left clown is looking at the juggler, which is great. The right clown is probably looking at his own elbow. Perhaps a fraction of a second earlier, he was looking up. Sorry, this is like taking a portrait photo and the person blinks. The lighting and focus might be perfect but the shot damaged. -- Colin (talk) 18:12, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Sharpness ist better now but compared to other similar shots it looks strange. Colours are not correct, either oversaturated or a colour fault. --Wladyslaw (talk) 07:35, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Ein farbkalibrierter Minitor gehört auch noch zum betrachten!? Ich kann zumindest auf meinem "farbkalibriertem Monitor (DELL U2711)" betrachtend, nichts mehr ändern, ohne das es sich auf andere Bildteile zu negativ auswirkt. Aber vielleicht bin ich ja farbenblind ;-) Das ist dann eben Deine Meinung, die ich zu akzeptieren habe! --Alchemist-hp (talk) 06:37, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support The white balance is fine. These clouds coloring I've seen some weeks ago in Lower Saxony in the early afternoon. It was on that day I had no camera in my car! The coloring disappeard in a short time. --Michael Gäbler (talk) 23:06, 1 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Kreuzschnabel: could it be that you suggest that it is oversharpened due to the texture of the rings in the water and the border of the pond? Looking at them I could come also to the conclusion that it is oversharpened, but it isn't really, as you can see here. Therefore I am not really sure whether I should reduce the sharpness. Poco216:50, 23 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Thanks Ivar! good catch! :) About the "making of" the picture I can say that my focus was to have a full reflection of the bridge in the water at the cost of having to use a 15mm. I will try to bring some improvements though (left crop), perspective, etc. this evening. Poco216:41, 23 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Info Following the requests above I have performed changes in the crop (both sides) and perspective (straight lines are now straight) in the RAW file. As the result is pretty different to the FPC above I opted to offer this version as an alternative. Poco219:28, 23 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
SupportOppose As noted, sky has colour banding. The original seemed to have some posterisation too but this is worse. Is the sky pushed too much? I love fisheye but agree that the white wires are better straight. -- Colin (talk) 12:11, 24 September 2014 (UTC) Support now. -- Colin (talk) 20:25, 24 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Will look into the banding problem today, I have corrected the perspective with Photoshop and transferred it back to LR. So, it looks like something went loss (evtl. 8 bit vs 16 bit conversion) on the way. Poco216:19, 24 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Ivar, Colin: the colour banding problem is fixed. My LR crashed yesterday and some settings got reseted, among them the output quality (down to 60!), so no surprise that a file 7 times smaller file had such issues. Thanks Ivar for letting me know. Regarding the oppose of KoH regarding the crop I am not sure, Ivar, what do you think, should a upload a version with a wider crop? Poco219:03, 24 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I opted for uploading a wider crop, since that was Ivar's preference as nominator and actually also mine as author. I hope you understand, Colin. Btw, does it work for you KoH? Poco219:59, 25 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment there is a strong chromatic aberration around the cables incorrectly corrected (usually automatically), this generated a greyish border around the wires can be removed with a hard work of cloning --Wilfredo R. Rodríguez H. (talk) 11:33, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
True, the CA correction worked in some areas but was contraproductive in others. I reverted it and applied a selective CA correction to the top of the bridge, thanks, Poco212:29, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose the situation is not good captured: the cutted legs aren't optimal and the angle is not very good (e.g. the face of the right one is in shadow) and I guess this situation would be better if you had make the shot earlier. --Wladyslaw (talk) 06:20, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment Thank you for your nomination. I have not cloned to the photo. If you want to specify the dotted line than I can possibly fix it. --Famberhorst (talk) 16:08, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose Composition is not great. Furthermore too blue and too hazy (perhaps accurate, but not aesthetically pleasing), much detail is lost to the heat blurring effect. CAs should also be removed. --DXR (talk) 15:02, 5 October 2014 (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: Too hazy and blurry. King of♥♦♣ ♠ 22:37, 5 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Ah yes, see that. Pity, it's a great pic. Apologies. I'll try and get my 50 edits in as quickly as a possible. Not sure how I'm going to do that in a hurry. Andy McCain (talk) 17:37, 6 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Support Not sure about the crop of the orange building on the left (does it work if you crop it out entirely?) but otherwise lovely. -- Colin (talk) 18:31, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose Technically well done, lightning seems good and I like the arrangement. Surely a good candidate for both Quality and Valued Images. Unfortunately it's not … well, let's call it: aesthetically pleasing to my eye because of the background choice. There's nothing wrong with a grey background per se, but in combination with the matte aluminium (I guess?) of the main subject, the whole picture look kind of dull, the subject doesn't really stand out. Maybe a black background would have worked better, though it probably would have been difficult to make the handle stand out against it. Or a nice wooden kitchen table. Maybe even get fancy and try some red velvet ;-)
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Oppose I am missing a clear compositional idea. Besides the image looks CW tilted (trees at the left are leaning to the right, the trees at the right don't) or had the trees suffered by a strong storm? --Tuxyso (talk) 10:28, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment The crop is too tight and kills most of the wow effect. This version is better. I would nominate it again, maybe with slight brightening and partial cropping of the bottom part (not up to the tree line, much less). Gidip (talk) 18:12, 1 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I agree with Gidip. Espcially the bright midground (the front part on the ground close to the trees) is very good. But Christian, don't listen to too many people, they all have different opinions :) --Tuxyso (talk) 18:38, 1 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I agree with Gidip that something between the two images crop would be best - retaining the sandy path but losing the messy scrub/stones that are in shadow in the first. I'm struggling to find the subject/lighting dramatic enough for FP. We've got some storm damaged trees on a lovely day, which is nice but that's all. Perhaps on a stormy day with dark clouds and rain lashing and in grainy black and white? Sorry, but I don't think this grove has enough wow. -- Colin (talk) 18:29, 1 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment I don't share your opinion. The guidelines for artworks simply says the reproduction should be of high quality, as this plainly is. They do also say that a certain amount of extra manipulation to remove flaws is permissible (they don't say it's mandatory), but I can't see any obvious flaws that do need manipulation. Naturally users and re-publishers can do any such manipulations they feel they need on their own account. As for the sort of restoration you envisage, I think you are setting the bar much too high. It would mean me flying thousand of miles to gain access to the original and indulge the kind of attention to detail applied by the original engraver. You may not mean to give offence, but you have and I am withdrawing an offer of work I made here in protest. Coat of Many Colours (talk) 23:36, 1 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
That seems quite confusing to me. I do not see a connection between the personal opinion of Jebulon, who has without doubt contributed many good restaurations, and the WLM project. I don't understand your intention, but certainly you are not going to achieve much by actions like this. --DXR (talk) 05:16, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment I think, it will be better, if you will crop little bit the left part of the image so both "towers" on the edges of the image will be similar in width. This might be better for symmetry. What do you think? Regards --Chmee2 (talk) 09:02, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for interest. My answer is: yes, and no... Yes you are right "in theory", but look: the space (with the sea) between the two merlons is not exactly the same. Symmetry is not perfect (I like this). If I crop, the "center" (cross hole) will no remain in the center anymore...--Jebulon (talk) 14:13, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Soft focus on horizon tuns the backround into simple color elements complementing the foreground, rather than a distracting sea and sky, which works perfectly for this composition. --Kbh3rdtalk00:47, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment: The lighting is pretty harsh, and although the blurred background sets off the subject, its color here does not help the image. --Kbh3rdtalk00:03, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose The mushroom is nice, but the rest is not interesting, specially the pole(?) at the back. A closer crop might work. Regards, Yann (talk) 14:02, 1 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Thanks for opinion. You might be right, but I like this composition better :) But really thank for input. Best regards --Chmee2 (talk) 16:29, 5 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose very very pity, a false focus level. The main: the mushroom isn't sharp enough and the DOF is too low. Otherwise a perfect composition. The focus level must be to the middle of the mushroom hat with f/16 for a best shoot. --Alchemist-hp (talk) 14:57, 5 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Support This picture was taken during the one of the matches of the 30th St. Moritz Polo World Cup on snow, a Snow polo competition in en:St. Moritz. A Cartier player (in red) is defending the ball before a Ralph Lauren player during the Cartier vs Ralph Lauren match -- Pleclown (talk) 11:28, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Info Streets where time stopped 100 years ago, the wind every afternoon listening to the sound of trees, the taste of salt on your lips feel. These houses built nearby the sea with old Spanish building techniques, called Bahareque. Have resisted an almost intact century the few that have then been the recent occupation of the island by visitors, with new construction. It is the architectural constrast in Margaret Island where tyou can still be found hidden villages where time stopped 100 years ago. Colonial House in Isla Margarita -- The Photographer (talk) 00:32, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
The Photographer, your story is rather more interesting than the image. A picture is supposed to be worth a thousand words, not require them. Saffron Blaze (talk) 02:21, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Effectively, the image hasn't anything special (while the story yes). The treen in front of the house is too invasive. --Ruthven (talk) 09:50, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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It's a pity but the shadow on left lower part is disturbing here. In generel I´m not a protectionist of totally shadow-free picture. Shadows can definitly have an appeal for the composition. But in this image the shadow looks very disturbing even it doesn't even cover the main object of the image. --Wladyslaw (talk) 04:33, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Support -- Visually very attractive, nice theme and fantastic contrast between green and black background... black backgrounds are always a winner!! Am I wrong or it looks very slightly out of focus, especially looking at the borders of the cells? Perhaps it is the texture of the subject that looks "soft", or perhaps given the dimensions it could not be better? --Arturo de Frias Marques (talk)
Info Thankyou for the kind comments. The softness is, I think, mainly due to the fact that the shoot was fully laden with water during the photography. It had to be in this condition otherwise it would have shrivelled. Des Callaghan (talk) 16:11, 5 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose the strongly distorted truck on left side is disturbing. In fact a nice building but I don't see a outstanding picture over all. --Wladyslaw (talk) 06:08, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Wladyslaw: New version The truck is not distorted anymore. Furthermore I did some fine tuning the perspective and all verticals are vertical now Poco211:25, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support While we'd all want the picture to be taken a few steps back, I checked on Google Street View and it just wouldn't be possible due to the poles and trees. --King of♥♦♣ ♠ 02:54, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Apart from the frame the problem was also that the road got narrower and pedestrains where not really welcome from that point Poco211:27, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment I do not like the power lines in the upper left corner. I guess the ones obstructing the main subject are inevitable. I propose another crop such that the edge of the pathway intersects the lower left corner. Sky is nice. The lighting on the main subject is a little harsh. -- Slaunger (talk) 19:59, 4 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support I thought of nominating this one too. Very harmonic interplay of a piece of modern architecture with its environment. --A.Savin20:18, 4 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Info Amethyst Deceiver (Laccaria amethystina); created, uploaded and nominated by Jörg Hempel
Oppose We cannot distinguish the details of the mushroom, a little underexposed I reckon. The bright square on the right is disturbing. --Ruthven (talk) 13:57, 6 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I understand the second point, but could you please specify the first point in more detail? I don't know what details you cannot distinguish? --LC-de (talk) 15:18, 6 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I think that it comes from the difference of exposure between the mushroom and the background (which is brighter): even if the details of the mushroom foot can be seen clearly once you enlarge the picture, they appear dark and unclear when put aside the bright background. --Ruthven (talk) 11:05, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Support Something different among buildings. A 1941 watch tower of a dam in Andalusia, Spain. The lake is artificial, but his color is natural ! -- Jebulon (talk) 21:05, 4 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Question Are you sure the WB is correct? It appears to be that it is too cold. A bit hard to say, as I do not know what is supposed to be white, but whitish surfaces appear to have a blue tint. -- Slaunger (talk) 20:07, 4 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose It's always far too much blue IMO, see buldings at left, the shadowed buldings must not be blue. With Lightroom an increase of +45 or +50 at the color temperature seems to produce a nice result. I oppose until a better WB. -- Christian FerrerTalk / Images17:37, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment Interesting building, good composition, but it doesn't look sharp enough for FP, and slightly overexposed IMO. Regards, Yann (talk) 09:51, 10 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I withdraw my nomination Now that you mention it, Yann... I have to admit you're right, the top left corner is way too soft. I'll try and reshoot the image some time. --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 15:10, 10 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment I can't check the original raw file right now, but I think it's rather perspective than actual leaning. Please note the vertical lines on the right side being also slightly towards center. I did adjust the perspective to the point where the collateral distortion of horizontal lines was still bearable, but did not remove it completely. -- Amadvr (talk) 19:15, 6 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the explanation. I understand the compromises, hmmm, I can't make up my mind, as I do find the leaning both ways a bit distracting, on the other hand I do not like over-compensating for perspective either. -- Slaunger (talk) 21:40, 6 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment: I don't know whether the importance of the moment overcomes the obvious photographic shortcomings of this image. Also, it would be nice if ArionEstar or someone would provide an English description to the image page so that more people can appreciate the subject. Google Translate seems to do a pretty good job with it, but I won't paste that in myself. --Kbh3rdtalk00:25, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Info Aerial view of Färentuna church, a historic important 1100's church at Ekerö outside Stockholm. The Church is surrounded by a historic cemetery. To the right is a modern parish hall designed by Ralph Erskine. The picture is taken from a chartered helicopter (part of Wikimedia Sverige aerial photo project) with doors removed. Created, uploaded and nominated (Following a recommendation by Christian Ferrer and Slaunger ) -- Arild Vågen (talk) 19:13, 5 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Info Close-up portrait of a male wood duck, Aix sponsa. The illumination of the iridescent feathers has meant that, inevitably, some white feathers have gone over; however, I can't find any portraits of a wood duck where this hasn't happened :). All by me, -- Baresi F (talk) 15:08, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Maybe some oversharpening over there, but nice portrait. Remember the right category for a cautive male and link to wp article in description. --The Photographer (talk) 23:58, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Support DOF is a liiitle shallow, but main parts are sharp. Perhaps a tad oversharpened for my taste. Background bokeh is very nice as well as the colors, timing and light.-- Slaunger (talk) 20:25, 4 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- I also think it looks a bit oversharpened... but very nice overall --Arturo de Frias Marques (talk)
Info Many thanks for the comments, and I agree about the sharpness. I thought I'd only applied some subtle sharpening to the eye when editing the JPEG, but the in-camera RAW-JPEG conversion has obviously applied some of its own across the whole image before I did that. I've reconverted from RAW using the off-camera Oly software, and applied -ve sharpness and it seems to be smoother now. Thanks again!
Comment This is a great image. I'm not sure if the reflection of the fence and photographer in the duck's eye makes it better or worse, perhaps the former. I would support, but it is a zoo animal :-( -- Des Callaghan (talk) 17:37, 10 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I noticed pale colors in captive animals, however, all this can be fixed with a little saturation and vibration. This comment is merely technical, beyond cruelty to omit the reality of these animals --The Photographer (talk) 17:56, 10 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment The light on the main subject is very good. I have pointed out a distracting element, which you could consider cropping. I notice that the building elements in the foreground are not horizontal. I am not sure they should be from the vantage point, but I do get the feeling of point-and-shootish composition. -- Slaunger (talk) 20:21, 4 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Thanks for review. I've cloned out the distracting element. For the horizontal line: The angle is caused by the point of view. It was taken intentionally from a not centered position to have a view at the left wing of the putto. From a centered view the special expression of the statue would not be visible. --P e z i (talk) 21:53, 5 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral Thanks, that helped. The wow is not that high for me, so I will go neutral on this one. Thanks for the explanation about the perspective. -- Slaunger (talk) 20:50, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Support. Perhaps clever work with masks on the original raw image could improve the whites, perhaps not. There's stunning sharpness and clarity overall, though, for which I'm willing to sacrifice a few whites if necessary. --Kbh3rdtalk03:43, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Medieval granary, cultural heritage monument of Südlohn, district of Borken, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Spätmittelalterlicher Wehrspeicher des münsterländischen Gräftenhofes Schulze Hessing in Südlohn-Oeding, Kreis Borken, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland.
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Gatehouse of a farmhouse in Südlohn, district of Borken, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It's a cultural heritage monument of Südlohn.
Torhaus des münsterländischen Gräftenhofes Schulze Hessing in Südlohn-Oeding, Kreis Borken, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland.
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Oppose. The subjects are not sharp enough. They should be as sharply focused as the baskets at the front of the boat. The faces of the men are too dark in shadow, and bright reflected light gives the woman's face a red cast. It's a very good subject, but I don't think this image is a Featured Picture. Sorry. --Kbh3rdtalk00:00, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Those guys are standing on slippery but sharp rocks that are constantly being hitten by the waves. Needless to say it's a bit dangerous. All this to catch a few fishes with a simple line, forget about the fish pole. Oh, and they don't mind the low light. -- Christopher Crouzet (talk) 12:25, 1 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose The technical quality is pretty outstanding with good pixel quality and a very large pixelage. I think the light is very good too. But sorry, the composition does not appeal to me at all. -- Slaunger (talk) 19:09, 8 October 2014 (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: Unsharp and bad lighting. Please review category for subject to see examples of superior QI and FP. -- Colin (talk) 15:28, 11 October 2014 (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: Same as above. ArionEstar The FP "Alternative" is not for situations like this. Anyone photographing squirrels is likely to have dozens of possible photographs of the same subject. Pick one. -- Colin (talk) 15:28, 11 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment good picture, but the description should at least say from where the photo was taken/in wich direction and what we see behind it. --Don-kun (talk) 08:49, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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InfoPlease note: This is the full version initially uploaded by the photographer Dmottl in September 2012. It was subsequently deleted in October 2012, after which I transferred it to the English Wikipedia under w:Template:FoP-USonly and proceeded to nominate it for featured picture there. They asked for a tighter crop for EV (encyclopedic value) reasons, and I obliged, but I and several others noted that Commons might prefer the original, uncropped version. The crop ended up being promoted to English Wikipedia FP.
Comment I prefer the crop. I did see the larger one in the version history but don't think it adds anything by putting the subject further away. I agree that they should be separate files since the difference in crop is not minor. -- Colin (talk) 08:08, 9 October 2014 (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: Face too dark, clouds overexposed. Yann (talk) 12:11, 11 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Support The interior of Eibingen Abbey. The outside of the church is neo-romanesque and thus makes the church appear very old even though it was only built around 1904. Quite differently, the interior is colorful and has many detailed paintings mainly celebrating the life of Hildegard von Bingen, something very unusual for churches in my region which are usually rather plain. -- DXR (talk) 19:24, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support I had to restrain myself from making a deep YAICP sigh when seeing the image (Yet Another Interior Church Pano). But then again it should not be held against you that we have recently seen so many nice church panos that it is hard not to feel "saturated". Excellent exposure control, detail level and technique. Wow too, although not as much as other ICPs we have seen recently. I appreciate the interior is from a slightly different period and of a different style, then most other things we have seen. -- Slaunger (talk) 19:43, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Ahh, the ol' YAICP problem. ;-) But I suppose we have much more exterior building photography, are you also tiring of those Slaunger? In any case, I'm soon going to start uploading some ICP from Lithuania and Latvia and I regret that you may see one or two of them here also! The problem I find is that almost all of my ICP images are of very similar technical quality, so the question remains: Which one should I nominate? It feels like cheating by only nominating the most interesting/beautiful interiors because I'm only capturing it; I didn't create it. So I like to see the less ostentatious interiors too. Diliff (talk) 00:21, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Yeah Diliff, there are also certains types of exterior architectural shots, which could use a bit more diversity;-) But of course I am mostly joking regarding the YAICPs, but it would be nice to also have more nominations of other types of interiors than churches for a change. -- Slaunger (talk) 19:25, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Haha, not wrong, but churches are usually nice subjects since they do not charge you to enter (well, at least in Germany), they are usually out of copyright and calm enough to concentrate on panos. An you have them basically everywhere. Palaces etc. are tougher to shoot without being told off, espc. with tripod, train/subway stations around my location (Frankfurt etc.) are very busy and still not out of copyright... --DXR (talk) 19:44, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
It's much the same reasoning for me. :-) I'd love to be able to shoot more varieties of interiors but as you say, churches are usually free and less likely to restrict tripods. The only thing that staff in many of the English cathedrals were quite concerned with was if I was shooting 'commercially'. I said I wasn't, which is true, but I knew it would ring alarm bells in their heads if I tried to explain the Creative Commons licensing and how it could be used commercially, so I kept the conversation short. ;-) Diliff (talk) 20:13, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support I have no problems with YAICP :) This photo is imho special and the interior with plenty of wall paintings quite unique. Technically very well done. I hope other church interior photographers will not become frustrated because such interior panos need a lot of post-processing and are technically challenging and usually require special pano hardware. Diliff (and you) set the bar very high :) --Tuxyso (talk) 08:18, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Weak Oppose. Nice atmosphere and composition. I think the sky should be cropped a bit more. Nice exposure control on the lamps - it is not easy. I am not happy about the detail level of the main building, which has a washed-out appearance with not many details visible. I think the building facade is a bit too dark. -- Slaunger (talk) 20:04, 4 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral Better now, thanks. There is some strange light bands on the edge of the roof on the left hand side, and also on the left-hand side of two of the chimneys. Light on the trees to the left look a bit artificial/strange too. Not much structure in the roof and brickwork, but better than before. On the positive side: Very nice compo. -- Slaunger (talk) 21:05, 6 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Fixed Thanks to Tomer T for nominating. It's one of two similiar images that's waiting for nominating. The other one File:Münster, Schloss -- 2014 -- 6762.jpg should be an alternative, but now I'm waiting for the reviews of this image. I just uploaded a new improved version with a better resolution and a little bit cropped sky (Thanks Slaunger).--XRaytalk05:55, 6 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Oppose. I do like the light but it is really not sharp. Was an in-camera HDR used? Possibly the frames taken didn't align well. The CA round the lamps hasn't been fully removed. -- Colin (talk) 11:47, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Weak Oppose It is a nice picture and a good QI. I find the sky is boring, the reflection in the water is very nice, the main subject in itself I find not very interesting. The fraction of the image used for the water surface is perhaps a bit too large for my taste. Overall a little dark. Composition is good but not quite spot on. -- Slaunger (talk) 10:30, 4 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your detailed comment, Slaunger. I for myself find the object very intersting. The building with its architecture, position directly at the water and its function is very unique. The German Wikipedia article Wasserbahnhof, an approximate translation is Water Station, directly points to the building shown here - also very unique. In combination with the nice reflections (the reasons why I cannot crop more of the water) and the morning light I find the photo good enough to nominate it here. --Tuxyso (talk) 21:41, 4 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I understand the boundary conditions, and I certainly agree it is good enough to nominate. It just does not feel spot on from a compositional point of view for me. I see other reviewers have another opinion, and that is just fine. -- Slaunger (talk) 09:31, 5 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose QI, but for sure not a FP. Object is IMO n.th. special. A regular house with a small pavilion roof used as water station. Despite of ISO 125 the sensor seem to be overburden: the noise performance isn't really good and sharpness is poorly (f/5,6 isn't best choise here). The scrub in the lower right corner is disturbing. Overall impression is borgin. --Wladyslaw (talk) 18:09, 12 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, but I cannot see why the sensor is overburden. "Sharpness is poor" - pardon? Do we see the same image? You can even read the very small letter on the signs at the building. Sharpness at the farer parts cannot be better due to morning fog. Don't expect sharpness as it is on a midday shot. I have indeed though a lot about the scrub at the right corner. It is no problem to remove it. But finally I deciced to keep it because it is a nice framing and it is a good opposite to the trees at the top left.
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Oppose Such a simple and common subject needs to be arranged better. Tying the shoelaces is a good idea, but whatever the foot is resting on here is too distracting and colourful. -- Colin (talk) 17:48, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose Two things wrong with this. First, the crossed trunks break up the harmony of so many vertical lines. And even if they weren't there, why use landscape orientation in a setting that's screaming for portrait? Daniel Case (talk) 17:40, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I withdraw my nomination To Daniel Case: breaking up the harmony with thous crossed trunks was what I was aiming for. I also took one portrait, even thou that isn't what you seem to be expecting for. So I made one cropped out image from this landscape photo. There aren't much decent depictions of Picea abies forests anyway in Commons. Kruusamägi (talk) 19:08, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Info Great tit, Parus major, a common bird across large parts of Eurasia. A nice pose, and IMO the soft light works well here with a high-contrast bird such as this. All by me, --Baresi F (talk) 22:47, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support A more natural setting would have been even better, but the subject is a blinder ;-) Is the geotag correct? It appears to put it in a field without any brick walls, assuming it is a brick wall in the background? (I looked because I live nearby) -- Des Callaghan (talk) 16:33, 9 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks - yep, definitely an Accrington brick wall providing the background :-) Those co-ordinates are about 200yd out wrt this image - most of my bird shots are in and around that field, so I just use the centre of it as a tag point for them all. I always make sure the compass heading is right for each image, though. Ironically enough, that whole area will be filled with brick walls in a couple of years time - 650 houses worth :-( --Baresi F (talk) 22:48, 9 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Because the two major points of interest in the image were along the same axis when looking straight down the middle of the church, an off-axis position was required. As such, the composition is a bit unorthodox (ba-dum-tish). Although there is no symmetry in the composition, I think it's still an interesting view.
Support I know it's unorthodox (haha) to criticize a "Dillif" but still: aren't the highlights (especially the topmost window) almost blown? Not that it would matter much, given the general excellence of the image... --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 06:08, 9 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, but there's no useful information in the highlights to recover when it's just a clear glass window. I have enough information in the HDR file to recover it but white light, when recovered, appears grey anyway (in effect, the same result as when you artificially rescue completely blown highlights). Grey highlights often look worse than white. In those cases, I just try to find a luminosity very close to white that looks reasonable in the scene. Diliff (talk) 07:21, 9 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very nice, especially the wooden contruction in the middle comes out very well. BTW: There is a tiny object at the very top left. Probably you can stamp that out, even visible in thumbnail size. --Tuxyso (talk) 06:29, 10 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
It's just the cornice edge from the top of the pillar which is partially visible at the bottom left of the image. I've removed it. Diliff (talk) 09:39, 10 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Info The Victoria house at Bergius Botanic Garden, Stockholm. The Victoria house was inaugurated in 1900 and the purpose was to cultivate and put on display the giant water lily, Victoria. Today, the house is classified as a historic building and it is unique in its kind, since similar conservatories in Europe have disappeared for various reasons. Created, uploaded and nominated by -- ArildV (talk) 07:18, 5 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Support Very good midia, the game sample is well prepared and 2D and 3D overlap mechanics is creative, a good example of platform game. The sound balance (soundtrack x game sound) this a bit lost, but negligible. -- Lauro Sirgadocontribs01:57, 6 October 2014 (UTC) (whoops sig)[reply]
Support Very good and refreshing. Good resolution and long example with lots of details. To be honest I ffw'ed the last two minutes, shame on me. -- Slaunger (talk) 21:37, 6 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Neutral. I was going to oppose for too much motion blur. But the more I look at the image the more I appreciate that. If the head and face of the fellow in the middle looking at the camera were sharper and somehow more of the focal point in the image I think it would be a winner (even though he is in 3rd or 4th place. ;-) Nothing immediately draws my eye to him even as he faces me, however. --Kbh3rdtalk01:01, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support For the creativity in its creation. Falls short of many of the usual technical expectations for an FP, but lets try something different. It has a lots of mitigating wow. -- Slaunger (talk) 20:41, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support reminds me of this other image. I love panning, it is impossible to get all runners sharp, you can only follow one with your camera and they all go up and down while they run, it's not like a car. Maybe 1/15 was too much time, but FP imo. --Kadellar (talk) 19:30, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
NeutralOppose It is a good idea but you can see why the picture in the telegraph works and this doesn't. Everything in the other photo leads you to Bolt's sharp face and his name on his chest is a bonus. This one has too many distracting elements and the eye wanders around with nothing sharp to focus on. -- Colin (talk) 19:53, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Frank Schulenburg, I don't think your comment about valuing "creativity and expression" is fair. Even the oppose comments mention that it such a creative image would be good if it had worked. I could counter that I wish more participants evaluated more than the thumbnail. -- Colin (talk) 15:10, 11 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Colin, you know I respect your work here and on Wikipedia a lot. My comment wasn't directed at you – I didn't intend to hurt anyone's feelings. At the same time, I personally feel that the people here rank technical details very high and creativity and expression comparably low. The way I experience it, candidates have a better chance succeeding even with somewhat lifeless images (mine included) as long as every part of the image is sharp and no one can find stitching errors. Now, that might be a result of the necessity to shoot in a “documentary style” and therefore unavoidable. However, I feel it is ok to applaud out-of-the-box candidates for their achievements. Again, I didn't mean to offend anyone. It's just that I like this particular photo a lot and I would like to see more of this kind. --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 19:27, 11 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Colin, I agree with Frank. Whether it works or not is subjective. For me it works, not only in preview but also in the full (albeit modest) resolution. -- Slaunger (talk) 19:49, 11 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I agree to an extent, especially about technical skill/perfection being too highly considered. I'm not sure creativity is the quality we should directly value at FP (one reason I started the Photo Challenge -- to encourage creativity even if one can't achieve FP standard with the result), though being creative should lead to better and more interesting images. Creativity isn't an end in itself. Expression is part of artistic merits of an image along with arrangement, colour, dynamics, etc. It is here I feel the image doesn't succeed, never mind the sharpness (and it might be possible to sharpen one head, if there was one to focus on). Having looked at our collection of featured sports pictures, I've changed my oppose to neutral. It is hard to capture a great sporting image, and we have featured a lot more ordinary and unspectacular images than this. -- Colin (talk) 21:37, 11 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose for the large out-of-focus area dominating the lower left quadrant of the image. Sometimes that works, but I don't think it does for this image, sorry. Otherwise there's lots to like here. --Kbh3rdtalk23:54, 6 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
CommentDo you think that a crop in the upper part may help? That would remove a part of the unsharp areas and the fish is more dominant... --M. Krafft (talk) 15:05, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Info Handheld HDR shot (3 frames) of the dome of the entrance hall (aka staircase hall), National Gallery, London (England). The National Gallery was founded in 1824 and has a collection of over 2,300 paintings from the mid-13th century to 1900. The present building in London's Trafalgar Square is the third to house the National Gallery, and was designed by William Wilkins from 1832–38. The Staircase Hall was designed by Sir John Taylor in 1884–7. All by me, -- Poco222:43, 9 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Quite impressive, good crop. I like how it could also be a painting. Perhaps the HDR is not perfect, but I think the aesthetic value is still high to me. --DXR (talk) 23:01, 9 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Nice to see that we're seeing pictures people took during this year's Wikimania. I have no complaints. I keep thinking this is a great album-cover image ... shame vinyl is no longer the dominant format, or else you'd have a nice 25-cm square to show this off in. Daniel Case (talk) 03:24, 10 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Support -- Good example of false-color imagery, informative and raises questions. I added "on the Moon" especially for nitwits such as yours truly who have never heard of Procellarum Rifts. 213.148.254.126 08:55, 9 October 2014 (UTC) IP vote cannot be counted --DXR (talk) 07:49, 11 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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The image size is already strongly reduced from the original stitching. 36 megapixel with a low compression rate is appropriate IMO and 25 MB not as big in this relation. --Wladyslaw (talk) 11:55, 6 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose More than half of the castle (and of the hill) is in unfortunate shadow. Wrong shooting time. Light is imho more important than resolution. Nochmal auf Deutsch: Mehr als die Hälfte der Burg (und des Hügels) befindet sich in unschönem Schatten. Falsche Aufnahmezeit. Das Licht ist aus meiner Sicht deutlich wichtiger als eine hohe Auflösung. --Tuxyso (talk) 13:11, 6 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Resolution is not main point but light has not necessary and every time to be from back. This is a popular but also wrong proposition. Nothig has hard shadow, everythink is visible well. Rather this light let the hill and castle be more three-dimensional. --Wladyslaw (talk) 14:10, 6 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Surprise, surpise - someone who has a differing opinion from your's is surely wrong - so far, so predictable. To the photo: Nearly the complete right side of the builing is in shadow, some bottom parts of the building are also in shadow - no complex math is necessary to calculate that to more than half of the building. I agree with you that shadows can help to bring out the plasticity of a building and are a widespread stylistic device in architecture photography. But this shadow style only works well for me if the shadow parts are remarkable smaller than the light parts of a building and if the front parts of a building are not in shadow. To take plasticity again and again as argument for a photo at unfortunate light is imho no valid argument.Und noch mal auf Deutsch: Überraschung, Überraschung - jemand hat eine andere Meinung als du und liegt natürlich falsch - so weit so vorhersagbar. Zu dem Foto: Nahezu der komplette rechte Teil des Gebäudes befindet sich im Schatten, einige Teile am Fuße des rechten Gebäudesteils ebenso. Man braucht keine höhere Mathematik um dies zu mehr als die Hälfe zu addieren. Ich stimme dir zu, dass Schatten helfen können, die Plastizität eines Gebäudes hervorzuheben - ein weit verbreitetes Stilmittel in der Architekturfotografie. Für mich funktioniert dieses aber nur sinnvoll, wenn die Schattenteile deutlich kleiner sind als die Gebäudeteile, die im Licht sind. Ebenso ist es nicht schön, wenn die Vorderseiten von Gebäuden im Schatten liegen. Dies ist offensichtlich der Fall hier. Auch wenn du Plastizität immer wieder als Grund dieser Schattenfotos anführst, macht dies keinesfalls ein Foto bei ungünstigem Licht besser.--Tuxyso (talk) 08:18, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Tuxy: Neither the hill nor the castle are more than 50 % in hard shadow. If you don't belive just look at the image. It's always the same old story. Apart from that I have argued why it's a better choice to have this light conditions. (For me you don't need to translate in German.) --Wladyslaw (talk) 08:32, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment It is a very good photo, I think. I agree with you Wladyslaw regarding the lightning, it comes in from the side, giving rise to nice texture and rather pleasant light. I noticed at least one of the areas Lauro has pointed out in the foreground as being optimizable by perhaps adjusting the position of a seam in the stitch away from foreground vegetation. With that fixed I will support. The scaffolding and the cranes in the background to the left are a bit distracting, but unavoidable and not overly distracting IMO.-- Slaunger (talk) 21:22, 6 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Great, thank you, is a magnificent panoramic. I agree with you, are details, I appreciate the attention and I particularly thought are an improvement, thanks again. : ) -- Lauro Sirgadocontribs21:32, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
WeakOppose With regret. There is much to like. The lighting on the left hand side, and over the grassy hill is excellent; on the right is shadow as pointed out but it seems from Googling other photos that this is unavoidable -- you can't have excellent lighting all over a building that curves round. The time of year and weather is good for colour. The resolution is excellent (though I suspect the third car, the black one, has lost its front in stitching error -- this isn't very obvious, though). But the far left of the building is covered in scaffolding. This is where the best light is, and where the leading lines from both left and right take the eye. It isn't noticeable in thumbnail but very distracting full screen. If you are able to return, the viewpoint in this photo looks very good, where the castle is placed in its surrounding scenery. -- Colin (talk) 19:39, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
The (downsized) original file of the stitching
For your preferred viewpoint I was to late on this day and it has the disadvantage that the castle will be also covered in scaffolding, now at the right side and much more then in my picture the left side. I has to admit that this view is very nice but it is definitly a completely other picture and a different intention so it isn't really good to compare. "Your" image is more a landscape image with the castle, my pretension was to show first of all the building itself and not so much the surrounding. For architectual studies too much landscape is distracting.
Black car: I have checked the original files: the car wasn´t disaggregated because of the stitching. The brushwoods are so dense that it is almost coverd. If you look carrefully you'll find the A-pillar of the car gleaming.
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Support Excellent, but take care of overcategorization ! Sphagnum rubellum is sufficient for a good and efficient categorization of this plant. But you may add very different other categories, like "black background", for instance (corrected by me)--Jebulon (talk) 11:36, 11 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Support -- Two girls protesting against child slavery in New York, 1 May 1909. Of topical interest now that more than a century later, Kailash Satyarthi, who has campaigned especially against child slavery, shares the Nobel Peace Prize with Malala Yousafzai for their activism against the oppression of children and young people. A featured image on the Hebrew and Turkish Wikipedias, but not refined enough it would seem for the especially exquisite aesthetic sensibilities of the folk at WP:Featured Pictures. Coat of Many Colours (talk) 11:27, 11 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Yes indeed, they're both fine images. And of course you can find them in Europe too, the heartbreaking drudgery of children sewing shoes in Portugal for example, which still goes on (from a peak of around 200,000 such children in the early 1990s). But the motivation for my nominating this file was that it was a protest from more than a century ago, and of course the very striking portraits. One can weave tales round such portraits. It's a fine image which deserves to be featured. Coat of Many Colours (talk) 15:21, 11 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Would love to support it, but I have a conflict of interest (I'm Coat's ex). Originally nominated by my own ex incidentally. Small world, eh? RobvanderWaal (talk) 11:55, 12 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Well, I always maintain that the rules are that FPs need to be among the finest on Commons, so it is required to see what else there is. It isn't hard, with the Fast CCI button on a category. -- Colin (talk) 11:00, 12 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose It's a good photo, but File:Hohenzollernbrücke Köln.jpg is better. The left part of your nomination adds only black compared to the already featured picture. Both photos are too similiar to be both FP. If you think your photo is better I would try to make a delist and replace nomination. --Tuxyso (talk) 08:10, 12 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think they are identical (different number of spans of the bridge, closer to the cathedral (which is higher resolution), different crop. From what I've read, the location where this photo is taken is the place in which to capture the scene and is often packed with photographers. So we're going to get similar pictures and I'm ok with having more than one featured provided there are some differences. I don't think a delist of a perfectly good FP is healthy -- let's leave that for FPs that really are past their prime and have been greatly superseded by a modern photo. But I agree that this one could benefit from a little crop on the left, and I think I'd support then. -- Colin (talk) 11:00, 12 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Support It's all well photographed: the plant is sharply against background blurred, plants and flowers in rich and pastel colors, becoming and passing away are visible in bud, flower and withering bloom. Congratulations! --Michael Gäbler (talk) 20:42, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Neutral Colors, light and bokeh are good. The bottom crop is arbitrary. DOF could be better. For me it looks like a good flower picture, but not really among your very best, sorry. -- Slaunger (talk) 20:05, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Support This image draws a line from the past (the abandoned facilities and surrounded scrap) to present (the time-honoured, polished Soyuz, the police helicopters and car, the fire engine) and future (research by the Expedition 41 members, which were transported to the ISS by this rocket). -- Ras67 (talk) 20:11, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral Highly interesting, but for me several problems: Masts in BG loook weird and so does some annotated vegetation. Maybe noise reduction has been applied too agressively and/or not properly masked. I think the left hand side crop is too tight, and regarding the right hand side the lonely car there should either have had a bit more space or be cropped out - a lot of things are already happening, and it is all a bit confusing. -- Slaunger (talk) 20:32, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
No way a D4 needs that much NR at ISO 250. Probably a combination of haze and suboptimal dof at 200mm and f/4.5, really an issue on full format. --DXR (talk) 20:54, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I think this is heat turbulence, on the masts due to distance (probable several kilometers), on the vegetation due to the locomotive's hot fume. For me the picture is a puzzle with many things to explore include the lonely police car. --Ras67 (talk) 21:03, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Great and very interesting photo with wow. I don't really mind the limited DOF here and the main subject is in focus.--ArildV (talk) 11:41, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Definitely important and historic, but that doesn't make it an FP, between the noted technical flaws and composition that makes me unclear about what the subject of the photo is. Daniel Case (talk) 01:11, 9 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose This is a better mosaic than the previous one, in that it doesn't have obviously missing bits, but still nothing special. Otherwise comments are the same as the other. -- Colin (talk) 18:02, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose As a mosaic, this is really nothing special. As a photograph of a mosaic, this is really nothing special. This is an average QI and no more. Browse Category:Mosaics and press the "Good pictures" button to see what a great mosaic looks like. (BTW, I am amazed that this is categorized as Category:Tone-mapped HDR panoramas of Belfort -- a category surely nobody on earth needs -- but not categorised as a mosaic). Secondly, why HDR?) -- Colin (talk) 17:59, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Info German captain Kevin Karschau goes forward with the ball while Italian captain Davide Motaran tries to stop him, Germany vs Italy, 2014 CERH European Championship (panning shot). Created, uploaded and nominated by -- Kadellar (talk) 19:37, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose In addition to that, there are too many branches and they not only unnecessarily complicate a very nice shot of a mountain, they also hang into it. This might seem to be somewhat offset by the underexposure, but that also makes the sky a little too dark and, when we look at it closely, noisy. If you want serious consideration of this as an FP, you're going to have to reshoot by framing it a little bit more closely on the mountain, at least to the point that no branches obstruct it, and then perhaps combining an image with a properly exposed sky with one of the properly exposed mountain. Daniel Case (talk) 18:17, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose per Wladyslaw. Really nice composition but insufficient technical quality (NR-caused loss of detail on water and beach, overexposed whitewater) --Kreuzschnabel06:38, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Support I tend not to like images of captive animals but this one is really good. Very rare animal, great expression (I just love the different colours of the eyes!!), and very good dark background. Well done.—Arturo de Frias Marques (talk)
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Neutral I like how the background fades into the distance. However, the bush covering the apartment building is sticking out like a sore thumb. --King of♥♦♣ ♠ 09:14, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment A very nice composition and beautiful light. But I agree with King of Hearts that the bush is slightly disturbing. Another problem are the strong sharpening artefacts especially on the facade of the shadow buildings in the foreground. --Tuxyso (talk) 10:32, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Support Thanks for nom. I actually still wanted to saturate this a bit, which is why I haven't yet nominated myself. Am really short of time now. Will take 10 min maybe tomorrow to do that from RAW material. - Benh (talk)
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Info The Torreón Malladeta (Malladeta Keep) is a keep located over Paradise beach in Villajoyosa, in the coast the province of Alicante, Valencian Community (Spain). The keep has an oval-shaped base and was built by a rich family (Esquerdo) at the end of the 19th century inspired by the coastal keeps of the 16th century. All by me, Poco222:29, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Interesting, less well known monument, and very good composition planning... pity, the light is a bit harsh, probably at midday? A cloudy sky, or a sunset, would have improved the overall result a lot... --Arturo de Frias Marques (talk)
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Info Rough track through moorland from Fremington Edge towards Marrick, looking to the east
Thanks, point taken. Redone version uploaded, avoiding sky overexposure. I lessened the noise reducion now to get better detail. I think the image is much better now. --Kreuzschnabel08:02, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Looks like you've addressed the issues Hubert raised. I really like this; it's the sort of thing I look for in my own work. You've got the contrast between the harsh landscape in the foreground, with that one stubborn tree, and the more inviting farmland in the rear. Great. Daniel Case (talk) 17:24, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Thanks! Walking the other direction one hour before, this place was dull and uninteresting. But weather changes quite suddenly in the Yorkshire Dales :-) and the scene presenting itself to me like this on our way back, I only had to wait a few minutes for best lighting. Cloud shadows were moving really fast. Pity I just had the zoom lens with me, no primes, let alone tripod. I surely wasn’t expecting anything like this when we started. --Kreuzschnabel22:56, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
weak Support Nice composition and light. For my personal taste the farer parts (especially the grass in the background) look too much softened to me. Probably your (selective?) NR on the sky has too much effect on the other parts of the image. --Tuxyso (talk) 10:25, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Thanks for your review. The softness is due to the fact that the (very good but not excellent) zoom lens was the only one I had with me for this walk. The focus is on the tree, and since the lighting was changing rapidly, there was no time to check overall sharpness as carefully as I had liked to. --Kreuzschnabel12:45, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Support No wonder Riisskov is one of the most expensive residential areas in Denmark. Even their bus shelters are much nicer than elsewhere in the same town. Very nice mood and simplistic composition. Love it! -- Slaunger (talk) 21:15, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment Abraham Lincoln's secretary, and later Secretary of State, en:John Hay. Note that extreme shadows were very common in photography of the early 20th century. There's even a P.G. Wodehouse sort-of-story (more of a comic rant, really) about it. Not too bad of restoration; the usual dust and damage for century-old photos. The sepia tones are original and should not be removed, as it's misleading as to what the historic image actually looks like. Adam Cuerden (talk) 15:53, 9 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose Sorry, does not reach FP level for me. Overall rather soft, not to say unsharp; contrast in dark parts is flat while some of the white parts (umbrellas) are blown. Composition is not convincing, I would at least crop out the bright tree on the bottom. --Kreuzschnabel07:41, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment I’m with Jiel here, sorry. Maybe better (less straightforward) when the dark thing in left background is cloned out. Can you take another picture of it? Then I’d suggest a higher vantage point so the background is all grass and less distracting. --Kreuzschnabel07:53, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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weak Oppose for composition – the combination of foreground and building does not work for me, sorry. Each time I want to concentrate on the building, the distracting foreground keeps me off it. --Kreuzschnabel12:48, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Support Very nice, and although it is a zoo shot it is not thaat evident (until you notice the fence and reflection of the photographer mirrored in the eye). -- Slaunger (talk) 19:38, 10 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Info Hi, this is a picture of mine. I didn't change anything but the image size (limited to 3000px). The disturbing part of the background next to the vulture's beak - what looks like a bad made cloning - is part of the >fine-mesh fence<, where this vulture is standing behind. I didn't recognize this area in the image. But if you know it, it is very disturbing. Fiorellino (talk) 21:07, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Question I like to support good-quality images of natural history subjects in the wild and am wondering if I should support this image. I am aware that the goal of FP is to feature "the most valuable pictures from all others". I have two questions: (1) what makes this image more valuable than the other images of Papilio machaon on the Commons (maybe something about the sex or age of the butterfly?); and (2) is this an image from the wild (i.e. not a captive population)? Thankyou. -- Des Callaghan (talk) 08:34, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not a biologist, I do not know by what you can distinguish it. The coordinates tell you that the butterfly comes from the wild. --Böhringer (talk) 10:19, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Good question. We have not a good dorsal view of this butterfly so far. The side view recently promoted is very poor in my opinion (only hind wing in focus, head out of focus, busy background. F5 at 43mm). Here it is excellently executed, and this "strange AOV" encourages me to Support. Jee 11:29, 14 October 2014 (UTC) I found a good dorsal and side view; added to Papilio machaon. Jee11:43, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thankyou. Compared to the existing alternative you mention Jee, I'm not sure which I prefer. In some respects the other image is superior, for example with regards to the detail of the under-wing where the individual wing scales can be seen. I think I will remain Neutral, sorry. -- Des Callaghan (talk) 11:54, 14 October 2014 (UTC). I think I was too harsh with a neutral vote. It is a nice image of a wild species in its natural habitat. Support -- Des Callaghan (talk) 05:56, 17 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose as The Photographer. But change to oppose. The problems are not really big, but obvious. I´m looking at this picture with an calibrated monitor. --Hubertl (talk) 06:59, 11 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Wladyslaw. The dark areas don't look totally lost so you can probably do some shadow recovery. The picture could also use an global brightening (while still keeping the whites from blowing out). --King of♥♦♣ ♠ 09:06, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
There is already a derivate work that was brightend but the author declines this version because this image doesn't reflect the light conditions. Sadly he forgets that every camera doesn't render natural conditions to 100%. --Wladyslaw (talk) 09:24, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment The image meets the required resolution for this section, if you consider that we need change to more hight requirement of size, please you can open a discussion in this section talk page (FPC). Maybe observe pacific rim fighting would have been special. (This is just a joke) --The Photographer (talk) 20:58, 17 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Claus, additionally the framing looks a bit random to me, I would like to see all of the zig-zagging structure on the left. Sorry Wilfredo – it’s an overall rating every time. While showing just above 2 Mpix of size keeps a candidate from being immediately FPX’ed, it has to be something very special then from my point of view to support. This very image needs a higher resolution to be featured, there’s much too little detail on the buildings for me. --Kreuzschnabel20:02, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Info Storelvi in Austerdalen, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway; created, uploaded and nominated by Jörg Hempel
Comment Beautiful landscape and nice light. But I would suggest to crop tighter at the top (see note). A further positive side effect with a tighter crop is that you better reach the golden ratios in your photo. --Tuxyso (talk) 10:19, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Support -- The frontispiece from Emmy E. Werner's Through the Eyes of Innocents scanned by me from the book. If anyone can get hold of a digital scan of the original from NARA (College Park, Maryland), that would be great.Andy McCain (talk) 11:43, 10 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Deeply moving. Emmy Werner worked her way through the archives at College Park, Maryland to find images to illustrate her book recounting (in their own words) the experiences of children in World War II, finding amongst other things the original US Signals photo of 7 year old Tomiko Higa surrendering at the Battle of Okinawa. She said she burst into tears when she found it and likewise I shed a tear when I look at it. RobvanderWaal (talk) 12:09, 12 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose In the first place, I don't get what this image wants to tell me, it lacks a clear message. Most landscape images bear the simple message "Look what a nice place this is", here I don’t see much of it. A nice peaceful moment to remember, for sure, but for these only who attended it. Then, there are several issues to address, see notes. Considerable colour noise in the sky to the right. --Kreuzschnabel12:45, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment An image shows a message based on your experience and memories, sometimes even those memories can be embodied experiences of others in books, movies or music. So the wow factor, or what a picture shows for you, depends on the culture. The wow factor is important and I think that this has, however, would be a little more interesting to open your mind to other cultures, particularly in developing countries. Our section also needs more non-Western images as Asian and Arab countries. My idea with this post is not to refute your comment, but a call to refection, this is of great value to me, it is the first place where I learned to fish with my father. Nice review, I will try fix the problems --The Photographer (talk) 13:36, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry Wilfredo, that’s ridiculous. If your image fails to convey the intended message, you cannot blame the respective recipient for that. (And I personally do think I positively tend to open my mind to other cultures, by the way.) --Kreuzschnabel12:28, 17 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not blaming the recipient, every opinion is valid especially because it is subjective. However, most of the photographers in commons are Western, by consequent, the recipient will be similar and not for that situation they are reviewing right or wrong, they simply have a similar recipient. It is a subjective issue and my concern is that here in (FPC, QI, VI and commons) there is only few people of Asian or Arab culuras, without going too far, there are no women. I have taken this issue to another point, we could go somewhere else, if you like you. Thanks --The Photographer (talk) 12:49, 17 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I'm slightly torn. I think it's a good composition and it's somewhat interesting. I'm not completely convinced about the foreground people and what we see of them. On the negative side are also strong halos and some strange colours in the sky and water (probably lens-caused). — Julian H.✈ (talk/files)07:53, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Support This is a picture of Yacine Brahimi of Algeria (in green) and Taron Voskanyan of Armenia (in red) during a football match before the departure of Algeria to the FIFA World Cup. -- Pleclown (talk) 21:43, 10 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Conditional support One of the best soccer shots I've ever seen nominated here, and it would be perfect if you cropped out that distracting shadow at the bottom. Daniel Case (talk) 02:06, 11 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support This is a picture of Yacine Brahimi of Algeria (in green) and Taron Voskanyan of Armenia (in red) during a football match before the departure of Algeria to the FIFA World Cup. Closer crop. -- Pleclown (talk) 21:43, 10 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose I love this view, because you can see more than just the pattern. Please change the filename!!! But because of the problem on top, it can´t be excellent. See notes. I hope, you can fix it!--Hubertl (talk) 09:58, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Info created by Colin - uploaded by Colin - nominated by Colin. A backlit laptop computer keyboard. Most fingers are on the "home" keys for touch-typing; the 'U' key is being pressed. Typing on a keyboard is a classic stock photograph, with endless illustrative uses. And anyone doing it in the dark has to be up to no good.... -- Colin (talk) 21:50, 11 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment The right hand has motion blur, I believe it should be resampled. The model has the phalanges of the toes short, would be nicer if they were long (is more harmonic). The composition of the keyboard looks tighrt, borderless, I believe that a larger space would benefit the photo. I make these comments because it seems easy to retake the photo that has good use (IMO). -- Lauro Sirgadocontribs14:06, 12 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your review. You are right there is a slight movement in the right hand because the exposure was long (30s). The only light is from the backlight, which is dim and I wanted enough DoF to get the fingers reasonably in focus. I took quite a number of attempts but none absolutely perfect when viewed 100%. I wanted a tight crop on the hands and essential keys, but there are other valid crops for sure. As for the model, well he's me and that's what my fingers look like when typing when viewed directly from above. Viewed from normal sitting position, the ends of my fingers aren't really visible at all, and when I reach to press 'U' the other fingers in my hand curve back. My wife has small slender hands, and while it may be nice to spend an hour in the dark with some young model with long elegant fingers, I'm not going to get approval for that :-). I took this last December for the photo challenge. It took me a while to clean the keyboard and a while after with the spot removal tool in Lightroom to get rid of the worst of what was still there. Plus colour and tone adjustments. In short, it wouldn't just take 5min to repeat and I'd have no guarantee of improvement. -- Colin (talk) 20:05, 12 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Very interesting and wonderful idea, but I'm not convinced by the result, sorry. I dislike the tight crop, and there is no harmony among the fingers. The motion blur is disturbing too.--Jebulon (talk) 21:03, 12 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Support The pictures shows the Confederation Bridge between New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is with 12.9 km the longest bridge in the world over ice-covered waters (Northumberland Strait). The high-strength concrete ice cones at the bottom of edge bridge pier is designed to bend ice floes, causing them to crack and break up. -- Wladyslaw (talk) 04:39, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Why not show it would have been more interesting, to me, a picture from the side to reveal the entire bridge and not just the bottom. Additionally a strong constrast (which causes noise in the shadows hidden among rocks and concrete) is observed. I am sorry, I hope to see a new picture from a better angle --The Photographer (talk) 20:38, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Too much dull concrete on the left. I have suggested a crop that focuses more on the interesting part. I like seeing the shrinking supports for the bridge, but the angle here doesn't show them best. The other picture isn't great. I think File:Confederation Bridge -b.jpg is probably the best angle. -- Colin (talk) 11:14, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment As a side note, I saw that the first nomination was 7-1 in favor of addition, but it was not added. Were the rules for featuring pictures different then? PointsofNoReturn (talk) 01:13, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment When judging quality please consider it is a 70 M.pixel photo from 1910. It can look unsharp at full resolution. Look at 1280px resize by WP to judge sharpness. --Nevit Dilmen (talk) 17:29, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
The issue is not sharpness here, but exposition: the dark parts are not dark enough, and clear parts are blown out. Regards, Yann (talk) 19:23, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment - I like this image, but it can be improved. Why so dull/dark? The histogram shows no brightness and can be adjusted without losing too much of the softness in the image. Cropping the sky to 1/3 the image might help. I tried those adjustments on a local copy and boosted the saturation slightly, too, and I liked the result even better. though you might like it as it is. I disagree with ArionEstar – I like the flats and boats, too. A small crop of the foreground might help, however. It definitely needs a fuller description, and geo-location would be nice to see. --Kbh3rdtalk19:45, 17 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry Kbh3rd if I expressed myself badly. When I said "wow", I meant that when I look at the picture, first I get impressed with the dune. This region here where I live, although in Brazil, the country where the photo was taken, does not have these dunes, which leaves me impressed. I think the sky, during the sunset, also impresses me. The flats and boats are nice, but that comes later. ArionEstar (talk) 23:05, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral I really like this image; it looks like a painting. However, there's no excuse for an even slightly unsharp landscape photo at 5 MP. --King of♥♦♣ ♠ 04:59, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose With others, the strong artefacts are definitely a problem. Light is not optimal and I am not sure if the focus is on the eyes. --Tuxyso (talk) 10:34, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Support Really good and impressive. There’s a bit of posterization in the clouds though (see annotation) but I consider this a minor flaw. --Kreuzschnabel06:43, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Support I have passed this school many times on foot and bike, when I studied in Aarhus, but I have never seen it from the inside. Very nice ambience, and a nice digression from interior church nominations. It seems I have overlooked a gem there. A classic example of an "aulaskole" (a school where all class rooms are connected to a common hall).-- Slaunger (talk) 21:29, 10 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Support Many things to be seen in this picture of the spectacular canyon of the rio Alhama, in Alhama de Granada, Andalusia, Spain.-- Jebulon (talk) 20:25, 11 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I've looked for several times at this photo. It's technically without flaws but I do not really like the light and composition. The light is quite harsh, you have relatively strong shadows probably due to midday sun. To the composition: We have surely some eye-catchig elements: the house at the front right (too tightly cropped) and the rocks in the background with their top lines going through the top part of the image. But I am missing something similiar at the left foreground part of the image - there are no clear lines, nothing the eye can resist on. Surely you can see some interesting details in full res but the canyon does not come out well there. --Tuxyso (talk) 10:48, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Info Macro portrait of a tiny Comensal Shrimp, just a few cm long. This is a subespecies called Sarasvati Comensal Shrimp (Periclimenes sarasvati). I like this image particularly, due to two reasons: the great contrast of colours and textures between the beige, soft anemone tentacles and the purple shrimp... and the good depth of field, that allows great detail, particularly through the shrimp's translucent body. Also, it is an uncommon species of shrimp, but I am not sure whether or not documental value is a factor taken into account for FPCs. All by me Arturo de Frias Marques
Support Nice, delicate texture and transparency, just wonder if there is a bit of overexposure, although no loss of detail exist some points on the shrimp seem very clear, but as I not know it, I can be well mistaken. -- Lauro Sirgadocontribs20:32, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Support. For me, the wow is in the amazing stucco relief details. Actually, this is part of a series of images taken in this church (others are visible from the image page). The other images also offer interesting views that cannot easily be captured in a single image. However, I think this image is the most representative view of the church and is therefore the one I nominated. Another thing to note is that this is the most time consuming panorama I've ever taken. It was extremely crowded inside and it took about 45 minutes of waiting for the church to become empty enough to complete the panorama. It looks so peaceful and serene in this image, but the truth is, it was more likethis. ;-) Diliff (talk) 23:59, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
That's true, most of the churches in Vilnius are Baroque and therefore of a similar style, but this one stands out as being the most intricately detailed. And actually it's also quite different to the vast majority of my previous British churches and cathedrals too as they mostly took a pass on Baroque architecture. Diliff (talk) 11:02, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support I didn't think I would ever see a church interior image that would motivate my support, mostly because I know nothing about these things and have no innate interest in them. But this is a truly brilliant image. -- Des Callaghan (talk) 03:55, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Impressive image, as usual... and a very lovely church. Have you done anything to improve the contrast between white and shadow areas? It looks very marked... --Arturo de Frias Marques (talk)
Well, it's an HDR image so it is impossible to say that nothing has been done to the contrast because by definition, contrast adjustment is something that is intrinsic to HDR processing. However, I don't think it looks abnormal. I guess you could say that the micro contrast is higher than the original images, but the actual contrast is lower (hence it is possible to turn a high dynamic range into a lower dynamic range JPG). Diliff (talk) 18:20, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support great blabla (as usual). It is really rectilinear ? Lines going from center to upper corners seem to be bending slightly. - Benh (talk) 19:15, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Ahh, well spotted. My first thought was that it must be an illusion but you're right, they are bending slightly. As I've taken so many photos in Lithuania, I assumed it was pure rectilinear (as virtually all my interiors are). However, I do sometimes apply a small amount of vertical (and/or horizontal) compression, which seeks to minimise the rectilinear distortion at the edges of the frame. This has the side effect of the perspective lines bending slightly as the compression is progressively applied. I'm happy to update the image description to explain this slight curve of the lines. Diliff (talk) 21:44, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose Excellent frame; but almost nothing in focus, over exposed white parts. Personally I'm not a fan of undiffused flash which makes unnatural black background. Jee06:11, 11 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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True, but this was the full extent of 5 horizontal frames at 50mm. From experience, I know I can't go any wider because the distortion becomes too prevalent (the horizontal FOV is about 110 degrees). If I moved further back, I could have captured the entirety of the cross, but then the balcony bannisters would obscure the ground level of the church. Diliff (talk) 12:01, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Support Another one of those images in which the 21st century looks exactly the way it was imagined on the covers of 20th-century science-fiction paperbacks. I shall have to see this myself at some point. Daniel Case (talk) 02:11, 11 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
For sure an interessting view at a interessting skyline. UNO-City in Vienna is always a grateful photographic item. But we have a technical insufficiency in sharpness (not even the bridge is really sharp). --Wladyslaw (talk) 18:35, 12 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
The 2 left lines leads our eyes to the lighthouse.
In the right we have a strange metal bring more distraction. And lines going to nowhere creating more distraction, and leading our eyes again away from the main subject.
Why this huge empty space at the left? And a lot of no important things at the bottom, even the reflection is not great, water is moving, not clear reflection...
Is not sharp, as Wladyslaw said, not even the bridge is sharp, let alone the buildings...
We have a lost of information in the main building, so overexposure that we have a pure white in practically 25% of the edification...
Why so emotional? Have you ever been in this part of Vienna? This one is a "before"-picture. But thank you, I can accept your opinion and I´am sorry, that I cannot meet your expectations with this very personal idea. --Hubertl (talk) 22:44, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, Hubertl, I'm not here to offend you, or throw your work away.
I'm just attacking the technical points to improve your photos, not saying anything about the historical importance of that.
If the lighthouse is important put it in focus, if the tower is the main thing, toward the lines to the build, move around to find this lines, to eliminate distractions. If the grass is important, lay down, put it in the first layer, and the skyline in the background (something like: File:Field of sunflowers (4883070812).jpg, this is not a great pic, but the idea is there).
You can try a long exposure with a 1.8 (or more) ND filter, to have a more soft water, and not overexposure spots, or try in a more cloudy day or in the gold hour.
See the cropped image, and the other image that a linked, if you lives close, or there, you could go there, do a better shot, and bring us again.
I really appreciate your efforts and your useful advices, but dont worry about me, this time it was a panorama picture, the next time it will be just another motive. If I'd want to do a image as you cropped it, I would have done it. But I wanted to do something different. As Taxiarchos wrote, the Uno-City has a wide range of motives and I live very close. Next time it might be winter, no flicker of the air, all razor sharp. Do not take this selection too seriously, it is not a competition. The results are now this way and another time for sure completely different. If I'd want to do, how you cropped it as a completely new picture, I would have done it by myself. But I just wanted to do something slightly different. I hope, you can accept it. --Hubertl (talk) 00:09, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Support Really good and impressive. There’s a bit of posterization in the clouds though (see annotation) but I consider this a minor flaw. --Kreuzschnabel06:43, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Support Really good and impressive. There’s a bit of posterization in the clouds though (see annotation) but I consider this a minor flaw. --Kreuzschnabel06:43, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Support Really good and impressive. There’s a bit of posterization in the clouds though (see annotation) but I consider this a minor flaw. --Kreuzschnabel06:43, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Info Round view of the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and St. Mary Magdalene, commonly known as Collegiate church, is located in the center of Poznań, Poland. The baroque parish church is also Collegiate of Stanislaus of Szczepanów. The construction of the temple began in 1651 and took half a century until it was consecrated unfinished in 1701, and had to undergo a reconstruction in 1780 afert its destruction in 1773. Poco218:24, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Que increible esta vaina vale, no puedo creer lo bien que te ha quedado!, me encantó a pesar del tamaño. Me ha costado ver alguna recomendación en la foto que ya no sepas como hacerla sin personas y sombras muy oscuras. Muy bien Diego, espero poder ver en el futuro una foto 360 grados circular de esta misma forma, se me ocurre que podría ser interesante. Te deseo el mejor de los éxitos --The Photographer (talk) 09:54, 17 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
(es) Gracias por tus palabras Wilfredo. De hecho, llegará más bien pronto que tarde el momento en el que veas por aquí panorámicas esféricas mías. Estoy equipado para ello y lo único que echo de menos es algo de tiempo. Poco215:26, 17 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
(en) Thanks for your words Wilfredo. Actually, you'll see rather sooner than later spherical panoramas by me. I have everything I need, but time. Poco215:26, 17 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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InfoVästerås Cathedral consecrated in 1271 and since then the seat of the Bishop of Västerås. The images is a Exposure fusion. Compared to some recent FP candidates here, I think the images has slightly softer contrast and warmer light. I think the result is very realistic for this church. The part closest to the camera is affected by brick walls and stained-glass windows.
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For me, the wow factor has exception for pictures of animals, plants, fungi and objects. If so, none animal, plant, fungus and object would FP. ArionEstar (talk) 19:51, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Support Wow enough for me. Excellent light and composition. No need of an exceptional subject taken with a fish-eye lens to achieve a FP picture IMO. Remembers me some 19th-century english paintings--Jebulon (talk) 12:27, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Yann – excellent quality but I don’t get any message from it. Encyclopedic value of the subject would help but I don’t see any. What’s that structures on the water surface? --Kreuzschnabel09:32, 21 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose I find the reflections on the painting of Christ unfortunate, and I miss a clear idea with the composition. For instance, the altar: Is it in or out? Quite low wow as compared to other recent Church interiors. -- Slaunger (talk) 20:00, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@Slaunger: First thing,thanks for review.The idea of the composition is ... take a picture of a church, I don't know what else I should invent.All the Catholic churches prior to 1963 have the altar inside and out, as decided by the Second Vatican Council. Then comparison with the other requested as long as you have found, this is the church of the Spaniards in Italy, where he is buried alfonso XIII and Pope Alexander VI.You should not make the picture comparison between the churches in my opinion, everyone has their own characteristics.Regards. --LivioAndronicotalk21:21, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I think you misunderstand regarding the alter. It is as if you are undecided if you want the whole alter in the image or not in the image. It is as if you have not made a conscious decision where the picture shall begin and where it shall end. -- Slaunger (talk) 21:27, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I tried to take a little bit of everything from the roof, which I like very much up to the altar, and being much more beautiful than a simple altar I have done so. Hilsen. --LivioAndronicotalk22:18, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not suggesting that every image like this should be a panoramic stitched image with HDR, but it is exactly this issue that makes it so flexible and why I usually use this technique (along with many other good technical reasons). A much wider area can be captured and you can decide later if you prefer a different composition. You are not limited by the field of view of the lens. Diliff (talk) 17:50, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Diliff for your comment, but I believe that regardless of the technique I'll never, I,I'll approach it, the quality of your photos. In this case I wanted to take a wider view but unfortunately I realized later that there were parts of the overexposed image, if you want to later load so I'll show you, however honorable your suggestions --LivioAndronicotalk11:34, 21 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Info Prague skyline at dawn. View from Charles bridge to the East. Somehow typical skyline of Central European metropolises. Created, uploaded, nominated by -- Mile (talk) 20:44, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - I agree with XRay, it is a little bit too dark... I would have preferred to see some texture, even a hint of volume in the shadow areas. But still, it is a very original image, very strong and eye-catching. --Arturo de Frias Marques (talk)
Done Since recommended I did increase brigthness a bit. I wouldn't go further not to lose "dawn colors". I did clean some minor hallos, but cant see some disturbing one. Some marking if possible to clean once more. --Mile (talk) 19:18, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Was this shot in RAW? If you would leave a little bit of noise in the sky, there would be less banding. It's not terrible, but it's noticeable. — Julian H.✈ (talk/files)07:24, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment Sharpness near the left edge not sufficient, especially in the top left corner. On the right it’s OK, curiously – maybe your lens needs to be readjusted. --Kreuzschnabel12:50, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Yes, there is some sagittal unsharpness in that corner. I don't think it's a great problem though, the area is small and relatively unimportant. — Julian H.✈ (talk/files)14:06, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support I assume this is a single frame single exposure. If so, I forgive the sharpness issues in the corner, the slightly angle to the chains holding the lights. Very good to see a church being used. -- Colin (talk) 15:45, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Info Shipbuilding traditional way, in the dictatorship of Venezuela, Margarita Island, fishermen use their own material in the inability to import any raw materials or technology from the developed world. The boats are manufactured in the same way as 500 years ago. -- The Photographer (talk) 13:27, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Only 2.7MP and not very sharp. It isn't a particularly engaging composition: centred and the two people have their backs to the camera. It would have more EV if closer so I could see what and how they are repairing. - Colin (talk) 15:32, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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I am no butterfly expert, I just try to take good photos and I think this one is not that bad. Yes, this animal was also able to fly well and it took me multiple attempts to take such a photo. --Tuxyso (talk) 12:13, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thankyou, I should have read the description more carefully. Lazy of me. The fact that we rarely see butterflies in this poor state in the wild is a testament to evolution by natural selection ;-) I'm afraid I don't support zoo pictures, but if you get any good images of wild species I'd be very, very pleased to support. -- Des Callaghan (talk) 13:06, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Take a look on this photo I took of a wild Papilio machaon. This was also injured thus photos in wild are no guarantee to find non-injured animals. I would not criticize photos of captive animals per se. For most of the wiki photographers expensive safari tours are not affordable so photos in zoos are a good alternative. If you look e.g. on this FP of mine of a tiger I cannot see any disadvantage of the photo compared to a photo in wild besides that you can't say: "Oh, I took this photo in wild on an exiting safari tour". Des Callaghan, I surely respect your denial of zoo photos but I think on Commons photographic aspects should be more important than political statements. --Tuxyso (talk) 13:19, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Des Callaghan, why not you expect butterflies in terrible conditions in wild? They should be, because they are the food for many hunting animals like birds, spiders, dragonflies, mantis, to name a few. They've great survival tactics like false eyes on the wings to fool their enemies. But I agree with you on the importance of specimens from wild. There is chances of cross-breeding in zoo; so we can't trust such specimens as a modal. Moreover, the actual location of their habitat is also an important data for studies. If I remember well, MPF also shared such concerns. Jee15:23, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Tuxyso I think we differ on our ethical view of zoos. That’s OK. I’ve no big concern with the likes of butterflies, but certainly with the likes of large predators. For me, it is a great pity to see a tiger sat on a sawn log in a zoo. The context of the image is important to me. I also have great respect for photographers that take great images of wild organisms, simply because it is usually much harder than the captive alternative. -- Des Callaghan (talk) 17:33, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
J Yes, organisms in terrible condition occur in the wild, but they are rare because they are relatively easy to eat compared to the others. Survival of the fittest and all that. Perhaps we would expect individuals in terrible condition to occur more frequently in photographs because they will be relatively easy to approach? -- Des Callaghan (talk) 17:33, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: contra Tuxyso's comparison with File:Schwalbenschwanz Desenberg 2014.jpg, this specimen is not injured (there is nothing missing from the wings), but is disabled - some sort of developmental disorder which meant the wings have not grown to their natural shape, likely connected with the conditions in captivity under which it pupated and hatched out (maybe lack of water?). Just one more reason that captive specimens are not good choices for illustrating a species. Likewise, the cited tiger shows obvious signs of unnatural obesity (common in captive animals, extremely rare in the wild), so again - not the best image to illustrate a species. MPF (talk) 18:32, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry but I am not interested anymore to get into a disussion where I have to justify myself why I take photos of captive animals (as a lot of other excellent Commons photographers do). If you think photos of captive animals are photos non grata on Commons make an RFC but do not fire against my photo(s). I think it is more than eligable to take photos of captive animals, nominate them here and use them for documentary purposes - we are speaking about an amateur encyclopedia not about an awarded National Geographic documentation. If you have the time (and sureley the money) go into the jungle, spend a few month there and upload your photos to Commons. And again: I am not interested to get involved into an ethical discussion about zoos and captive animals (I agree that there are serious deficits) - this discussion is important but here is definitely the wrong platform to do that. --Tuxyso (talk) 19:01, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Those problems of the butterfly can have EV if it's explained in the file description; it would be a good photograph of an ill animal. --Kadellar (talk) 09:38, 17 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Problems of malformation of lepidopteras wings, are not uncommon. I as curious, I've seen some samples in both urban and wild environments, especially moth. This photo is a good sample of this occurrence, as curiosity: rate changes in malformations can be used as indicators of environmental change. As an example: [Fukushima Radiation Gives Rise to Mutant Butterflies?] despite the wrong title. -- Lauro Sirgadocontribs16:55, 17 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the review, Christian. I am not sure if I really understood your argument. Could you mark the area on the photo and describe what's the problem with it and what I can do better in future? --Tuxyso (talk) 07:22, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I mean the darkest parts of the both wings are just over the dark area of the background (half top of the image), and that don't help for to highlight the butterfly, that's even increase the contrast between the half bottom and the half top, it's the first thing I think when I look at the image : dark half top + clear half bottom = a bit unbalenced (IMO). In macro the backgrounds are very important for compositions, and it's very hard but necessary to think at what will be the background in the final result. This image is nice and well done IMO, but here we agree that we speak about outstanding images. I hope to have been a little more precise. :)-- Christian FerrerTalk / Images14:59, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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As you can read in the image description I photographed this butterfly inside a butterfly house namely Vlindertuin Vlindorado near Waarland in North Holland. This one was just sitting on the branch I carefully placed my tripod near the butterfly and took this shot. A few moments later the butterfly flew away thus it was able to fly well and was not massively injured. --Tuxyso (talk) 12:11, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Info Italian aerobatics team Frecce Tricolori at Aire 75 airshow in Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain. Created, uploaded and nominated by -- Kadellar (talk) 21:49, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Support, because the sharpness is really hard to get in such an image, but the contrast isn't ideal imo, light and background are only ok. — Julian H.✈ (talk/files)12:25, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Hi, thank you all for your support so far. And for the reviews. I agree with Julian and Tuxyso about the light, it was a very dull day, actually we were really lucky that it only rained for one hour. I nominated this one because I think it's sharp enough and because of that bit of blue sky. Most pictures of that day have grey background. About the right order for the flag, in this case it was impossible, because the planes flew parallel to the people. --Kadellar (talk) 09:23, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose There's wow, and to me the material for FP looks to be here. Just wish you add a little "pop" to the image (and my oppose is only to push you to edit the picture from RAW source). A bit more contrast and saturation, along with bringing the clouds back should improve it. - Benh (talk) 19:05, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose. Unfortunately I don't think there is enough of the buildings. In panoramas like this, it's usually a good idea to use the rule of thirds and keep 1/3 sky and 2/3 ground. Diliff (talk) 01:27, 17 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Der Boden gibt nicht mehr her und ein abschneiden vom Himmel würde das Panorama sehr schmal machen. Für mich ein fehlerfreies, gut belichtetes und sehr informatives Bild. --Böhringer (talk) 07:03, 17 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I wasn't suggesting a crop of the sky to fix the compositional issue, I was suggesting that more buildings should have been captured. There is about 60% sky and 40% ground in this image. Diliff (talk) 10:30, 17 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your suggestions, I´am really thankfully about it! The f/1.4 50mm may have been the better choice, not the 70-200. It was extremely difficult, I just had 50cm space to handle this, I did´nt even had space to look through the viewfinder or monitor. This shall not be an excuse, it just was a unique opportunity for me. I had no chance to make a 2nd row. Not with this pano-head. --Hubertl (talk) 13:43, 17 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
No problem. I took a very similar panorama in Riga last month using two rows and a 50mm lens, so I'm familiar with panoramas such as this. You shouldn't need to use a panoramic head in this instance though, because parallax errors would be minimal as the buildings are very far away. In fact, I took my panorama hand-held. Not only that, because the bell tower in the church is hexagonal (or maybe octagonal, I forget), I took different photos from different locations inside the bell tower. As the camera direction rotated around 360 degrees, I actually moved my location inside the tower to suit this (mostly so that when looking down, I would not see the edge of the tower in the frame). I would guess that the camera location rotated around a 3-4 metre diameter, and still there are no significant parallax errors. So I think it would have been better to shoot this image hand-held, and then you could more easily shoot a second row. Diliff (talk) 14:36, 17 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I am convinced to withdraw the nomination at this point, but I have learned so much through your comments that I do not want to miss even some other opinions. And when I withdraw, then without regret. I have so many shutter actuations more.--Hubertl (talk) 17:45, 17 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Great, very good. The format allows to explore the landscape in detail, and despite the occupation is beautiful. I like the sky, and its proportion in the picture (shame on me, Diliff). I marked two points on photo, one correction and a question. The left bottom corner is a disturbing point, but negligible in this large format. -- Lauro Sirgadocontribs00:08, 18 October 2014 (UTC) (whopps later sig, sry)[reply]
Diliff sorry I forgot, I'm pretty distracted, I thought it was not a stitching mistake (is apparently not on the stitch line), but as the wall seemed misplaced I decided to ask. Thanks for clearing my curiosity, good detective work. I remove the question point note : ) -- Lauro Sirgadocontribs00:08, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
weak Oppose – not a bad panorama but a) per Diliff and b) there’s many, many small stitching errors. In nearly each horizontal line on the buildings I was looking at there were some. Not as bad as the annotated one but still clearly visible. Try to re-stitch with Hugin :-) --Kreuzschnabel19:45, 17 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Could you point out the stitching problems? I had a close look and I couldn't see a single stitching error. There are many minor issues in the image (quite a lot of noise in the shadow detail, a slight curve in the horizon, etc), but the stitching looks pretty good to me. Diliff (talk) 23:26, 17 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Neutral. Nice mood, but would be better if the framing were a little farther up (i.e. less grass and more sky). Also a bit unsharp. --King of♥♦♣ ♠ 00:11, 21 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment Nice pic but the obstructing buildings keep it from being excellent IMHO, there’s too much in it besides the cathedral. No idea if this can be avoided by choosing a different vantage point. --Kreuzschnabel05:00, 22 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment Though it’s nice, it still looks a bit like a random shot. Maybe for the reddish stairs on the left, I can’t make anything out of them. --Kreuzschnabel06:18, 24 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose. When your subject is mostly drab colors, it makes lighting all the more important. It just looks too dull and would be better if it were taken at sunrise or sunset. --King of♥♦♣ ♠ 04:54, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Unlike Wilfredor, I wasn't disappointed by the quality at full size -- one can't expect razor sharpness at those kinds of distances. Downsized 75% to 14MP it is sharp. I think at Commons we can see educational value in daylight lighting. While commercial landscape photographers know that sunrise/sunset are special times for postcards and coffee table books, there is merit in seeing such a landscape as it is, rather than tinted by an orange sky or covered in snow. One niggle is that I don't think you've quite succeed in getting enough near foreground for that to work well (it just looks arbitrarily cropped). Consider a 3:1 ratio aspect of the top portion to concentrate on just the view rather than what is near one's feet. That crop has the benefit of the horizon aligning with the rule-of-thirds, for what that is worth. -- Colin (talk) 10:43, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Thanks for the support, Colin. The purpose of the near crop is to show the way up to the peak through the gravel and that the pic is not taken from a plane. It is just enough not to distract from the view, thats at least my opinion. --Wolfgang Moroder (talk) 12:37, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Info created by Diliff - uploaded by Diliff - nominated by Diliff -- Diliff. As you can probably tell from this image, this chapel is very small (I was as far back as was physically possible, any further back and I would have fallen out the window!) and it was a challenge to capture it, both because of the cramped conditions and the fact that it is rare to find the altar empty. I had to visit a few times and sit through a 45 minute mass with the tripod set up, not understanding a word of Lithuanian and feeling a bit self conscious trying to take the 75 images necessary for the panorama while appearing to be there for the mass....... ;-) Not sure if I pulled that off, but I managed to avoid anyone being in the image somehow (a big challenge in itself) except the priest (I did get a version without the priest and another with the altar full of worshippers as was it like most of the time) but actually I think he adds a bit of dynamism to the scene) so I was happy with the image. Oh, and it isn't possible to get a completely geometically symmetrical, straight view. The altar itself seems to be slightly wonky and correcting one line upsets another. (talk) 13:59, 21 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Bad categorization: we need the number of hearts, please. Serious: Of course some flaws, known by the author (distortions of the capitals of the columns is the main, IMO), maybe a bit tilted (we have an explanation), but really breathtaking and nice.--Jebulon (talk) 10:04, 24 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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InfoHimmelsrasta (a compound word, himmel:heaven and rast:break) is a mountain home in Ljungdalen (Jämtland County, Sweden) built by swedish artist Paul Jonze in the 1940s consisting of two houses and a tradtionell Sami goahti (in the foregrund here). As a young artist Jonze worked with many leading architects and was 1909 commissioned to make an inventory of items of rural culture by the Association for Jämtlands Handicrafts (and he found the Överhogdal tapestries). He spent his last twenty years in Himmelsrasta and today he is best known for his mountain landscape paintings. The property is unique because it is located high up in the mountains, well above the tree line and with no roads and only reachable by foot in the summer or by cross country skiing or snowmobile in the winter. I chose, of course, skiing (as an eco-friendly photographer).
Neutral I feel it is a bit dark; snow should not be this grey. Composition-wise, I think there's a little too much on the bottom. --King of♥♦♣ ♠ 01:02, 22 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
New lighter version uploaded. Sorry but I dont think I agree with the crop suggestion, I tried but I was not happy. Its already a 16x9 crop with 1/3 foreground.--ArildV (talk) 20:58, 23 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Question Is this the natural color? It looks very yellowish (e.g the rocks and the clouds), especially when taking into account that is taken at early afternoon. --Uoaei1 (talk) 16:26, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Very nice colours, great subject, good composition. Like a painting. But unfortunately also like a painting there is no sharpness. I don't know what went wrong (focus too close? camera shake at 1/25s?) I'd accept that at 36MP 100% but this has been downsampled to 66% (actually 85% plus cropping) and the lighting conditions are ideal. -- Colin (talk) 11:38, 21 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Thanks for your comment. if you like I give you some technical detail: I used a tripod, self timer set at 5 seconds delay and shutter release after 2 seconds of mirror up, the focus point is on the rocks, the picture control of the camera is set at neutral. I did not any sharpening. --Wolfgang Moroder (talk) 15:11, 21 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Moroder, when you said "focus point is on the rocks" did you mean the distant mountains? I find that hard to believe as they are more blurred than the near grass. But if so, then that is surely wasting the DoF for f/13, which would allow you to focus on the trees (or nearer) and have everything pretty sharp. All digital images are sharpened, it is just a question of whether you add more than the software does by default. Also, all digital images have noise reduction and perhaps in this picture that is set too strong and has robbed detail. If you have the raw file, I would be happy to experiment with Lightroom to see what can be achieved -- I wouldn't publish the result, just email you for you to compare. -- Colin (talk) 19:28, 21 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment The point of focus? Where is it? It's not on the rocks, not "on the trees (or nearer)" where it should be and not on "the near grass" which is blurred. It is on the Moon! What is wrong with you man? Pixelnerd? nitpicker? Are you trying to say that all reviewers supporting this picture in less than 24 hours are jerks. Has there been a support epidemic on FP? Are you sure your monitor works properly? When did you have your last eyecheck (pardon me). This picture has been taken imo under the best conditions. At the distance of the trees and with this lens it does not make a difference where the focal point is and you cannot even make up your mind what is wrong with this picture, if there is something wrong. If you suffer from envy I feel bad for you (I am joking) and it is dismal for you and for all of us. How may I send you a 76 MB file? Cheers --Wolfgang Moroder (talk) 16:28, 22 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Since the NEF raw file has been licensed CC BY-SA, I am able to create and publish a derivative work (normally I would not publish a derived work if someone sends me a raw file). I have uploaded it to File:Mont de Seuc y l Saslong Edit.jpg. I have tried to reproduce the same tone and framing. The image is cropped from the original raw and reduced to 85% size to result in the same 15MP JPG. I applied Lightroom's profile for the lens but have left the rotation/perspective as per the original raw file -- the camera would be level on the tripod and the trees look upright. The image has some global sharpening applied, together with selective sharpening and noise-reduction as appropriate. I think the edit is a technical improvement on the nomination, which is a fine picture. But this is Wolfgang Moroder's nomination so up to him if he wants to nominate an alternative. Thanks to Wilfredor for help with the raw file. Kreuzschnabel I hope this is sharper for you and the perspective ok (I can only assume the small hut on the far left is leaning in reality -- there is no way to straighten it without making the trees slope). -- Colin (talk) 22:04, 24 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Wilfredor, I don't understand your comment, perhaps you could rephrase what you prefer about the original. If you mean the shape of the mountains, both of Wolfgang Moroder's versions of the nominated picture have significant distortions applied in software. I think Wolfgang may have been trying to straighten the hut on the left, by applying some rotation/vertical-perspective/barrel adjustments, but the result is the trees get sloped and the mountains were considerably streched (adding to the sharpness issues). I've left the scene as it was captured by the camera on the tripod - there's absolutely no reason to think the camera wasn't level. -- Colin (talk) 10:46, 25 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Again this doesn't make sense, the perspective correction was minimal and there is no reason to believe that the mountains were "considerably streched".--Wolfgang Moroder (talk) 21:24, 25 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I beg to differ. I can see two JPGs where the mountains move and the trees lean over as I switch between them. But I guess I need new glasses and a better monitor. -- 21:46, 25 October 2014 (UTC)
Due to lack of opposing votes the image has been quick-featured by the bot. Can we override this to put up the alternative? I’d support that immediately. --Kreuzschnabel11:38, 25 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Colin, that’s excellently reworked! Your result looks perfectly sharp in comparison without looking overprocessed at all. You did a very fine job on that. Despite the huge support on the first nomination, I strongly suggest Wolfgang Moroder to put it up as an alternative to avoid an oncoming delist-and-replace procedure. --Kreuzschnabel03:00, 25 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment While the sharpness is not overwhelming but barely sufficient for me, I think the image needs perspective correction. From center to right edge, all trees and the small shack in the middle are leaning to the left. --Kreuzschnabel14:23, 21 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Info The Tower Bridge is a bascule and suspension bridge located in the center of London that crosses the River Thames. Its name is taken from the Tower of London, located nearby and has become an iconic symbol of London. The bridge was built between 1886 and 1894 and has a length of 244 m (800 feet) and the height of the towers is 65 m (213 feet). The 61 m (200 feet) long central span is split into two equal bascules than can be raised 86 degrees to allow the transit of ships. Otherwise the bridge is open to the traffic and to the pedestrians. All by me, Poco221:19, 21 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support My first thought was "there must be another fine image of it because this bridge is not really the most rarely photographed subject on earth", but I didn’t find a comparable one on Commons. --Kreuzschnabel11:00, 22 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral Great quality. I'm not convinced by the centered composition and especially by the lack of a strong shape because the silhouette is broken by the skyscraper in the background. — Julian H.✈ (talk/files)18:27, 23 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Question Is there a reason why you've chosen such a wide sky crop and such a tight bottom crop? It looks a bit imbalanced as it currently is. Probably a lower viewpoint had framed the skyscraper in the background perfectly inside the tower-bridge. Everything else is nice: Quality, red ship crossing the bridge, sky formation, light, colors. --Tuxyso (talk) 08:07, 26 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Tuxyso: I actually aimed to give to the nice sky a more relevant role in the composition, than just a background (I was lucky lots of clouds in that direction but still sunlight). If I remember well I looked for a lower shot (I was on a pier and could just bend down), but the result was worse (more irritating) since the Leadenhall building was just "scratching" the lower border ot the top platforms of the bridge. Poco209:26, 26 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Info View of the beach of Granadella, Jávea, España. This mediterranean beach has been awarded with different prices as the nicest in Spain. It has a length of 160m and a depth of 10m. All by me, Poco222:33, 17 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
WeakOppose. Beautiful place but unfortunately the lighting is not very favorable. Everything just looks too bright and washed-out (I'm not talking about blown highlights, of which there are none) due to the midday sun. --King of♥♦♣ ♠ 04:52, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I disagree with King of Hearts about the light. People go there to sunbathe so a picture in full sun with colourful water is appropriate to the subject. I don't find the scrub land surrounding the beach particularly attractive. The tree in the bottom of the picture obscures some of the beach. The photos you took on the beach are much more involving to the viewer, and work better for me. But I'm not sure any of them rise to FP level. -- Colin (talk) 10:25, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Info A bunch of Tussilago farfara (Coltsfoot) growing in its most natural habitat, a dry rubble tip. Though the most common image for this species on Commons appears to be File:Coltsfoot.jpg, which is a fine image, I prefer my image for its atmosphere and warm light. While the foremost blossoms are in focus, the more remote ones aren’t in order to obtain a nice smooth background blur.
Comment Good work. But I see only one flower in focus in your work. And it is not so sharp compared to ones in the other picture you mentioned. Jee11:48, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Please keep in mind that you’re comparing 5.4 megapixels to 16 megapixels. Downscaled, my image would appear much sharper of course. And without wanting to start a discussion here, I definitely see more than one flower perfectly sharp. --Kreuzschnabel19:45, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I would love to have supported this image, but too few flowers are in focus. What a great pity. A beautiful early spring flowering plant that, as you clearly show, livens up ruderal spots. -- Des Callaghan (talk) 18:53, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment To get more of them into focus, I would have had to stop down beyond f/8, which certainly would have impaired the sharpness due to diffraction – or take an entire series for focus stacking. This is almost a close-up shot, taken from a very short distance, which comes usually with a shallow DoF. --Kreuzschnabel19:45, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very nice specimen in good light in its natural environment. Sharpness is fine given the resolution. I do think the aperture could have been stopped down to e.g. f/11 to achieve a better overall compromise between DOF and diffraction blur, but for me DOF is sufficient. It adds a little of bokeh to it and helps the main subject stand out better from the background. -- Slaunger (talk) 20:48, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support I think that about 4 flowers are in focus, but I guess that's a question of how narrow the definition of "in focus" is. At least the triangle in the center is sharp for me. The atmosphere is good, with the warm light. The picture you linked is almost oversharpened to me. I guess they both have their positive qualities. — Julian H.✈ (talk/files)07:09, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
StrongSupport I'm sick of the "shallow DOF" criticism of plant photos here. This is a superb photo with DOF totally sufficient. In most lenses used for plant photography you can get at least up to F16 without diffraction, but often even that cannot put everything in focus. Anyway there is really no need for more DOF here IMO. Gidip (talk) 06:49, 24 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment Very interesting. A huge salt lake at a height of more than 4700 m, I did not know about that. I have one issue with the nomination: The lake surface has at places a rather weird texture as if the balance between sharpening and noise reduction has gone haywire. If the raw is available I would propose reworking the processing of the water. -- Slaunger (talk) 20:35, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
In case you do not have the editing tools yourself, you can send it to me, and I can give it a try. I have send you a "ping" email, which you can respond to if you like. -- Slaunger (talk) 07:46, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose -- Looks overprocessed and oversaturated to me, but I like the composition. In my opinion it would become even better without the land in the foreground. Alvesgaspar (talk) 15:16, 24 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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entire, uncropped picture The entire picture (see right) shows the full adult, but I find the right neighbour bird a bit disturbing and some more space over the neck might also be nice. I prefer the crop, there is nothing disturbing and it shows a focus on the care.--CHK46 (talk) 20:23, 18 October 2014 (UTC). Thankyou very much for showing the alternative. What a great shame about the disturbing neighbour :-( -- Des Callaghan (talk) 06:12, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Hmmm.. I am afraid the fix is not very good, there is also some red fringing more to the right. How did you try to address it? The best method is to compensate for CA directly in a raw converter such as LightRoom or Digital Photo Professional - the native Canon raw converter. I have some terrible lenses when it comes to CA, but after correcting for it in the raw converter it turns out surprisingly well. -- Slaunger (talk) 18:43, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Regardless of the fringing, the full image is MUCH MUCH better! How can you say that the neighbour is disturbing? It creates a perfect perspective effect! Gidip (talk) 06:59, 24 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Support This is a very good composition with great light and colors. It would be nice with some more information on the file page concerning the location of the individual. -- Slaunger (talk) 20:53, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Especially on black surfaces you often need additional flash light to sufficiently bring out the dark structures. Thus all in all a very nice photo for me. --Tuxyso (talk) 07:26, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral IMHO, there is too much flash glare on the main subject, which is a great shame. Possible solutions would have been better diffusion of the flash and/or the use of reflectors. -- Des Callaghan (talk) 05:14, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I asked about location from Heiti and added this info into the file page. It wad made somewhere in Vassivere, northeastern Estonia. Kruusamägi (talk) 07:02, 22 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose -- The composition is nice but the image lacks quality in what the subject is concerned: lack of sharpness and detail, distracting reflections. Alvesgaspar (talk) 15:12, 24 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose Sloppy cut-out on the right far edge, see annotation. Though it’s a technically well-done studio shot and historically valuable, it lacks wow for me. --Kreuzschnabel09:24, 21 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Am I really the only one to see the badly done cut-out on the right? Something wrong with my screen? *knock knock* Pics have been declined on QIC for less. --Kreuzschnabel20:26, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Support The simplicity is greatness, this photograph conveys many things inside me, I was a person raised to 100 meters from the sea, the sea has been my mother, my brother and there all my family memories conglomerate, from my childhood to the present . Everyone will have their own story, you need to look beyond the obvious. --The Photographer (talk) 01:04, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Not working for me I'm afraid. Portrait aspect isn't helping. Not minimal enough perhaps. The focus seems to be on the breaking wave yet the shutter isn't fast enough to capture it crisp. The foam and especially the sand is blurry but not blurry enough to be smooth. The middle of the sea isn't interesting at all. I don't know. Perhaps either very simple calm sea or turbulent sea. -- Colin (talk) 15:40, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Per Colin. Not meant in a mean spirit, but imho "minimalism" is sometimes a bit easy to say when an image has little wow. --DXR (talk) 15:43, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment What I feel about the composition: A good idea for a minimalist composition, but the main motive seems to be within the strip of foam and the delicate veil of splashing (the timing was very good), these two elements are horizontal and the photo is vertical, the high angle (for those elements) does not help because it leads my gaze to the horizon leaving these elements in the second plan. In summary a horizontal composition and a very lower angle would be better IMO. -- Lauro Sirgadocontribs14:07, 21 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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As I have already said at de.wiki (FPC): the minster is build from bright sandstone and was costly restored and cleaned. So the front looks bright and reddish-yellowish in sunny days. This is just a fact. --Wladyslaw (talk) 08:18, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Damit: "So the front looks bright and reddish-yellowish in sunny days." wiedersprichst Du Dir nun selbst. Ein "sunny Day" liefert nun mal kein neutrales Licht. Außerdem sagte ich auf de:KEB: "im Vergleich zu Deinen anderen Bildern des Basler Münsters, sieht das Bild hier eben zu "gelbstichig" aus. Das ist auch nun mal ein Fakt. Aber, diese Diskussion brauchen wir nicht weiter fortführen, "denn Du hast ja immer Recht", egal welche Argumente man vorträgt. --Alchemist-hp (talk) 19:18, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Sicherlich liefert Sonnenlicht kein neutrales Licht, aber neutrales Licht ist ja auch eine Utopie in der Natur. Wenn du nun behauptest, das Bild sei gelbstichig dann impliziert das einen falsch gewählten Weißabgleich oder eine fehlerhafte Farbnachbearbeitung, die nicht stattgefunden hat. Da du nicht vor Ort warst und ich schon erlaube ich mir das richtig zu stellen, was deine Aussage unterschwellig vorwirft: dass hier Farben verfälscht dargestellt würden. Bilder zu unterschiedlichen Lichtsituationen gegeneinander in Bezug zu setzen und zu von einem Farbstich zu reden ist eben blanker Unsinn. --Wladyslaw (talk) 19:38, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Ich sagte doch schon: "Du hast ja immer Recht" und ja wir brauchen die Diskussion nicht fortzusetzen. Und ja ich war dort schon mal vor Ort und nur deswegen schrieb ich "gelbstichig". Es ist keine weitere Rede Wert. Das Bild ist trotzdem schön. Grüße, --Alchemist-hp (talk) 19:58, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Surely, people who do not support your photos have "no understanding" - what an elitist viewpoint! From a photographic viewpoint I see nothing special with this photo - that is imho the leveling for an FPC. --Tuxyso (talk) 07:01, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
A portal is a portal is a portal. What "special" image of a portal do you wish? If you state such a argument you have to be bargin that I question it. Either you find a good argument or you run the risik that your opinion will not be noticed as argument but just as weak predication. --Wladyslaw (talk) 07:31, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
"Technically well done, but nothing special" makes me smile because for me, the technical quality of this image is the special to make me support it. --Kreuzschnabel11:58, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Ich habe das Portal selbst mehrmals fotografiert. Jedesmal habe ich mir die Ergebnisse ungläubig angeschaut, alles "schief" und doch gerade. Meine Wahrnehmung ist vielleicht anders als eure. Aber ich finde, Wlady hat es mit diesem Bild geschafft, das Ganze exzellent abzubilden. Hier eines meiner mißlungenen Versuche. Die Fußschwelle ist annähernd gerade, das Dach total schief. Klar kann man das in Photoshop irgendwie verzerren aber da stimmt doch was nicht. das Bild hier ist in meinen Augen ebenfalls an vielen Stellen schief aber das ist das Original ja auch. Deshalb mein Votum. --Ralf Roleček23:12, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Neutral Not sure yet. While it’s altogether really fine, I think the eyes are slightly out of focus, and I’d prefer a non-centered composition here. --Kreuzschnabel06:20, 24 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Support "Wow or not wow ?" That's a frequent asked question. Not a breathtaking landscape, not a multi-layers picture of a church interior, not an architectural marvel. A simple leaning ruin of an old farm in his dry landscape, somewhere on the road to Alhama de Granada, in Andalusia, Spain. Could I convince you to appreciate this kind of beauty which seduced me when I took this picture, and to find with me the special "thing" in this image ? I hope so, and I'll be, as usual, very interested by your comments if you are interested. Thanks in advance.-- Jebulon (talk) 17:21, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I can easily bring my support for this kind of subject/image, however the choice of crop/centring is a little bit arbitrary for my taste, it lacks space eat right IMO. -- Christian FerrerTalk / Images11:01, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
It was for me the most interesting part of the building (destroyed roof, leaning window...), and the tree is at a good place for a non-arbitrary crop.--Jebulon (talk) 17:50, 23 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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The map shows the northern states of the United States of America in 1832. At that time the rivers of the Mississippi and the Missouri formed the border between the east settled area of the Americans and the western area of the Indians. The areas of the different Indian tribes and the villages and towns of Americans are inscribed on the map. An orange line indicates the northern boundary of America. The red lines from Boston to the upper Missouri and back to New York marked the history of the Expedition of the scientist Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied and the painter Karl Bodmer in the years 1832-1834.
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Karl Bodmer published this hand-colored aquatint "Mouth of Fox River (Indiana)" in 1839 for documenting the expedition, at the Karl Bodmer took part: Maximilian Prince of Wied's Travels in the Interior of North America, during the years 1832-1834. This "Fox River" is a tributary of the Wabash River in southern Illinois, entering the Wabash near New Harmony, Indiana.
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Oppose While it’s most certainly a historic moment, the image itself shows no special quality for me. Besides, it’s quite noisy (see the shadowy parts of the roof to the right). --Kreuzschnabel16:27, 24 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Info Sunset casting a shadow over the Larung Gar Buddhist Institute, the largest Tibetan Buddhist institute in the world. The Institute, located in a valley of Sêrtar County, is home to some 10,000 to 20,000 monks and pilgrims. This photo offers a rare glimpse of a remotely located civilisation. Created by Chensiyuan - uploaded by Chensiyuan - nominated by Chensiyuan -- Chensiyuan (talk) 03:20, 22 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support I think the red may be over-saturated and I find the heavy shadow at the bottom unfortunate, but details aside I find this to be a real 'wow' image. It is truly astonishing what we crazy humans get up to! -- Des Callaghan (talk) 06:52, 22 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Needs perspective correction, sides are leaning out (visible with the steel framework structures, which should be vertical), and I also don’t like the deep shadow in the foreground, it somehow separates me from the picture. --Kreuzschnabel07:21, 22 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose very interesting view, but apart from the shadow the image is not really sharp as it could and should be (especially for a camera like the D800), we have some minor stitching errors also here (in bottom area) --Wladyslaw (talk) 18:52, 26 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Info Country road in the Yorkshire Dales linking upper Swaledale to Askrigg, Wensleydale
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Oppose sorry but the composition is not working for me, (for me) its a photo of water and a nice mountain with a cropped fisherman in the foreground.--ArildV (talk) 10:31, 24 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment The special Symphytum is the position of the blade relative to the hanging flowers. That is good to see this picture. Thank you for the compliment.--Famberhorst (talk) 17:44, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Support Excellent. Some kind of HDR, or exposure stacking? Usually it’s hard not to blow an overcast sky like this in order to get the ground properly exposed. --Kreuzschnabel16:47, 21 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, true. This is a bracketed HDR image, but only comprised of two exposures, one for the foreground and the other for the sky. Diliff (talk) 17:39, 21 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral Sorry to interrupt but I am not entirely convinced. For me, the grass is a little too green and the sky colours to strong. The image appears to be slightly over-processed imo.--ArildV (talk) 16:44, 24 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
The sky, I can appreciate your opinion... I did push the contrast on the sky as bright overcast clouds tend to lose their definition in photography (as Kreuzschnabel mentioned) but I disagree that the grass is too green. I didn't adjust the saturation. Scotland is just very green in summer. :-) Diliff (talk) 21:36, 24 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Not that it really matters to the nomination at this stage, but to show that the grass saturation has not been adjusted, here's one of the original files in Lightroom, with Lightroom settings visible to show that the saturation set to 0. I think the grass looks basically identical to the image on Commons. The main difference is, of course, the sky. Diliff (talk) 10:51, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Diliff, thank you for your comments and images. I hope you did not interpret my comment as a general criticism of you images or general criticism of photo editing and of course I trust you when you say that the grass saturation has not been adjusted (you do not need to prove it). The combination (with my knowledge of Scotland, the light in these latitudes, habitat type) of the cloudy sky and the bright colors on the ground seemed somewhat unrealistic. Of course I can be wrong but i dont think it matter regarding my vote because I dont think the picture is especially beautiful with these colors (and therefore no WOW). I think I had supported your attached image (and I do not think the grass looks identical). Anyway, I voted neutral and you seem to get enough support.--ArildV (talk) 15:29, 30 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
No problem, no offence was taken. It wasn't necessarily to prove that I was right or anything like that. I think it's just important to be objective and not just make claims but demonstrate them, if possible. Even if you did believe me when I said the saturation hadn't been adjusted, it's still educational (I think) to see how the original image compares to the HDR image. We all know that HDR processing can be realistic and it can be unrealistic. If we can see the original file, we have a baseline for what is realistic, instead of having to guess at what we feel something 'should' look like. Even if it doesn't change someone's mind (and it appears that it didn't in this case), it's still educational. Diliff (talk) 11:05, 31 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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weak Oppose Sorry to poop the party... yes, the image is very appealing, no doubt. But still, I'd have preferred a way more radical composition here - or a very traditional one with the Eiffel tower being straight. Everything's kind of in between here, and that doesn't really work for me. --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 07:37, 22 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support I love the contrast between leaves and steel, between green and pink, brown and blue. Unusual picture in Commons.--Claus (talk) 08:19, 22 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Neutral Timing and motion control are very fine. On the other hand, the subject covers barely 30 percent of the image area, the rest is empty space, which does not add quality to the composition IMHO. A closer crop (suggestion added) would emphasize the mood considerably but would also reduce the image size below the 2 Mpix minimum, and sharpness would be below threshold. – Besides, I’m not satisfied with the white balance, the image looks blueish to me. --Kreuzschnabel07:45, 21 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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There isn’t nearly enough space here to give a tutorial about image editing. In a nutshell: I opened it in GIMP, selected Color/Curves and bent them until I was satisfied. Do you see the sky is unnaturally dark in your latest version? – You may upload my version as a new one, if you like it. --Kreuzschnabel13:12, 21 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Info This image is not at all challenging form a technical point of view, but I think it is very inspirational: it shows brotherhood, fraternal love, cooperation, mutual help... The key in terms of timing was to get both tongues out. All by me-- Arturo de Frias Marques (talk) 07:20, 26 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment In the EXIF it says "(c) 2012 Arturo de Frias. Reproduction prohibited without prior written consent. Please contact arturodefriasphoto@yahoo.com or visit www.arturodefrias.com". I think this is misleading given that the file is licensed as CC-BY-SA 4.0. Arturo de Frias Marques, if you are in doubt how to adjust your EXIF template, such that is aligned for CC-BY-SA, have a look at a random file page of mine for an example. When I designed my EXIF template for Commons uploads I spend some time researching how the recommended EXIF format is for compliance to CC-BY-SA. -- Slaunger (talk) 11:13, 26 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I use Jeffrey Friedl's Creative Commons Lightroom Plugin. This supports versions 3 and 4 of CC and contains some sanity checks to make sure you have filled in the correct options. I combine this with a "wiki" template that applies the plugin and makes sure I have chosen the correct licence.
Support Great subject, well focused and exposed. Other crops are indeed possible (I think a square one looks pretty good) and I would be very tempted to clone out some of the blades of grass that cover the left cheetah. -- Colin (talk) 12:21, 26 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Info Thanks everybody for your comments / suggestions. I have uploaded a new version, with a slightly tighter crop, and without the copyright info as suggested by Slaunger. Sorry about the (c), all my files have it and I forgot to delete it when uploading as FPC. Colin, you are right, a square crop would be good, but I tend to keep the original dimensions. Also right in that cloning out the grasses would help but again here I prefer to keep the file as similar to the original as possible. I will have in mind the Categories point in the future...
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Oppose 1. Bad file name. Taxa name of the species shown is necessary at leat in the description. 2. Too noisy. 3. Unfortunate crop (too much space on the right, too little animal on the left). --Kreuzschnabel11:09, 26 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Busy background due to wide focal length. The intention may me to show its habitat; but it (the execution) seems very amateur to me. Jee16:30, 26 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
It would be more interesting than to reach a conclusion as that photography is amateur, using objective evidence, beyond the composition itself. Judging this composition as if it were a zoo without taking into account the conditions of access to inhabit an almost extinct expecie, it seems very amateurish. --The Photographer (talk) 17:57, 26 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I've a (language) difficulty to follow you. But I checked your previous FPs, including one I supported. It seems you are using wide angle for more DOF and then removing/blurring the background. I can see some missing parts in one picture and honestly I don't know how useful such edits in Wikimedia projects. Jee07:52, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
My understanding is that Wikimedia projects prefer an "accurate" representation of the subject. That's why Commons:Image guidelines and en:Wikipedia:Featured picture criteria only encourages a very "limited" editing. The problem of selective blurring is that we lose many "accurate" information about the shape, colour, furs, etc. on the edges of a subject. I don't know how vital it is; that's why I said honestly I don't know. But FP should be the "best representation of the subject" in every aspects; so I personally don't support such edits. (I'm not talking about removing a distracting background element away from the subject.) Jee08:56, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
For "best representation of the subject" or "best in scope", I invite you to COM:VI. If you consider that these sections should change some things, I invite you to visit the discussion pages and propose the necessary changes, but please, do not mess this nomination with comments like honestly I don't know how useful such edits in Wikimedia projects that have nothing to do with this nomination. I'm really making a big effort to assume good faith. --The Photographer (talk) 10:43, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose We have two FP's of this species by you, both very similar views of the head of an iguana on this island. What makes this one superior to those? Do you want to delist? -- Colin (talk) 13:44, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Maybe I'm a fan of iguanas. I know it's hard for you to see the differences, but each iguana has its own peculiarities and details in his head. For an iguana, maybe all humans have a similar head. --The Photographer (talk) 17:02, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Quite possible but if there are hundreds of slightly different iguana faces that does not force us to have hundreds of similar iguana FPs. --Kreuzschnabel20:01, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your comment. I do not think an iguana put a gun to your head to force us to select their head like FP, however, this is the view of everyone, for me this iguana is very special, since I was a kid was called the iguana boy not because of my love for iguanas, but nowadays I think are important to human survival because they promote biodiversity. It is a personal opinion, and I respect everyone's opinion, especially negative votes with objective arguments. --The Photographer (talk) 22:16, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Info All by myself -- Wilfredo R. Rodríguez H. (talk) 20:54, 21 September 2014 (UTC)
Support -- Jiel (talk) 21:44, 21 September 2014 (UTC)
Oppose Fine idea but colours look oversaturated to me (e.g. the red shirt of man by the cleaning utensils), and there are some stitching errors in the overhead wires, let alone the ghosting train on the left disappearing onto platform 9½ :-) --Kreuzschnabel 05:04, 22 September 2014 (UTC)
Neutral great picture,corrected has my support vote with wow. The colors are magnificent, but I believe they have to be adjusted (just a little ... I hope) -- Lauro Sirgadocontribs 00:31, 23 September 2014 (UTC)
I withdraw my support to support alternative candidate. --Ivar (talk) 06:30, 23 September 2014 (UTC)
Comment May be you're right. My other favorite is this. It's a difficult decision. I think I'll nominate the other one as alternative soon. --XRay talk 13:56, 21 September 2014 (UTC)
Uploaded The new image is uploading. With a better resolution. Thanks Slaunger. --XRay talk 18:24, 21 September 2014 (UTC).JPG)
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Abstain -- Ariefrahman (talk) 13:55, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
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Question I am no jurist but does the formulation (c) Arturo de Frias 2012. Reproduction by any means prohibited without prior consent. Please contact me on arturodefrias2005@yahoo.co.uk or visit www.arturodefrias.com in the EXIF data comply with CC license? If not we should ask the creator to remove it. --Tuxyso (talk) 07:02, 30 September 2014 (UTC)
Forget my remark regarding the IMO number. Vessels less than 300 gt are not required to have one, nor are vessels entirely used for fishing. -- Slaunger (talk) 18:44, 30 September 2014 (UTC)
I withdraw my nomination all by Livioandronico2013 -- LivioAndronico talk 13:55, 8 October 2014 (UTC)
and the wedding island inside in the park Uetersen Rosarium as a panorama 
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. Last question: is it among one of our best here ? For me, yes, with no doubt. --Jebulon (talk) 10:42, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
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