Wann Dir e flott Bild fonnt hutt oder selwer gemaach hutt, an et dir fir Wikimedia Commons wäertvoll erschéngt, kënnt Dir d'Bild hei erasetzen. Wann no 15 Deeg d'Leit positiv drop reagéiert hunn, gëtt d'Bild an d'Gallerie vun den exzellente Biller opgeholl.
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Comment The bird is well taken, but the processing of the background does not reach the same level. In the whole, the picture does not work for me. --Harlock81 (talk) 08:48, 20 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
There is absolutely no background processing. I was lying on my stomach and used a low DOF to give this result which allows to isolate the bird very well from its environment. It is really not easy to do it on small stones with the risk of being stung by scorpions. El Golli Mohamed (talk) 10:43, 20 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support This image really demonstrates how this bird is adapted to its surroundings. If taken from a higher angle looking down, the lark might be very difficult to see. --Needsmoreritalin (talk) 15:30, 20 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Info: view from Miradouro da Cascata do Arado, Peneda-Gerês National Park. I really like how it's both sunny and rainy in the same photo. All by -- The Cosmonaut (talk) 14:16, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose La mise au point est sur le rocher à partir de là la netteté est perdue, c'est le type de photo où une photo en pile fonctionnerait, en plus de prendre une autre photo sans ce rocher --Wilfredor (talk) 01:51, 20 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Politics is everywhere and has to do with history. Voting for an image is a fundamental right that we should all exercise, regardless of our political opinions. Historical photographs, from Nazism to Communism, remind us of past realities. These images should not prevent us from supporting a photograph that opposes a dictator. Supporting that image is defending justice and freedom. Wilfredor (talk) 19:07, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment The question here is whether this is an outstanding photo or not. Not for me because the face is covered. The judgement should always be neutral, completely independent of political views. Anything else would be manipulation.--Ermell (talk) 19:44, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment A stunning image. Very well processed, insane light, very good storytelling by repeating the subject from the DoF in the unsharp background. That face, crystal sharp looking directly to us – very good. I would love to vote for this image. But the historical statement made by the crowd here can only be described as anti-historic. I would have no problem if they would protest again Putin or even for him. But the Hitler comparison is so stupid. Well, I have to think about it. Perhaps I will come to the conclusion that the content is not disturbing that masterpiece of photography. --August (talk) 22:34, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Could it then be a good representation of human stupidity? In any case all authoritarian governments are compared to Hitler Wilfredor (talk) 01:57, 20 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Added the species category and had a look at the images there. Not sure if this is the finest or the one with the most wow among them. --C messier (talk) 04:20, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Despite being the last stronghold of paganism in Greece, being christianised as late as the 10th century, Mani, the rough peninsula that ends in Cape Matapan hosts a large number of byzantine churches. Among them the small domed church near the hamlet Erimos is considered the finest. Support -- C messier (talk) 19:25, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Let's be clear here: This artwork exists in two versions. and they appear to be getting conflated in the documentation. [1] is not the same as [2] even though Commons is claiming they are.
@Adam Cuerden: the original one is a little less saturated than this one.
The featured non-photographic media standards are very high. The paintings nominated here need to be at the top of the top. ★17:16, 20 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@ArionStar: I just uploaded what is literally the unaltered original file from Gallica. It is not less saturated, it's identical, I promise. You may need to clear your cache. Adam Cuerden (talk) 17:57, 20 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Oppose I thought about it for a while. Certainly a good photo, but in my opinion the composition should be better for a FP. The border is also too narrow, so that hardly anything of the surroundings can be seen. --XRay💬09:35, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
InfoGonbo Rangjon with peak elevation 5,520 m (18,110 ft) towers 1,200 m (3,900 ft) above the Kargiakh valley in Zanskar, Ladakh, India. The tents in the foreground indicate the Himalayan scale. Known locally as God's Mountain climbing is not permitted. The snow-capped range to the right includes the Shinko La pass to Lahaul. Created by Tagooty - uploaded by Tagooty - nominated by Tagooty -- Tagooty (talk) 12:35, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Terragio67, PetarM, C messier, and Milseburg: Thanks for meticulous reviews pointing out the spots and stain -- I've removed them. Re "avalanche": there is an overhanging snow field. Zooming in to 200%, texture is visible in this and the snow below indicating that they are static. I suspect I've not caught an avalanche in action. --Tagooty (talk) 02:42, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hello again, there are still two spots on the left of the mount. One on the left of the peak and the other on the left of the hidden cloud. Terragio67 (talk) 04:37, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Impressive peak. If you can provide a further crop to avoid the cut out building at the bottom near the water course, it would be great -- Basile Morin (talk) 22:22, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Info Cape Fiolent, the product of ancient Jurassic volcanism in Crimea, during the sea storm. Upper Miocene lava and carbonate intrusions on heavily eroded Jurassic foundation. All by -- Argenberg (talk) 21:32, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support This picture creates an interesting mood, and I think its impact is stronger when you consider what is happening in Crimea and the Ukraine. The colors of the rocks against the water of the black sea and the gray clouds. The woman photographing her child, the smooth hills, with the large, sharp outcroppings, and all of the pebbles and small stones. I think of the resilience of the people of Ukraine in harsh conditions, the Holodomor and the Russian occupation. The image is well composed and interesting, but also stirring. --Needsmoreritalin (talk) 3:44, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
Info In this panoramic view, I like to highlight the alternation of wheat fields, vineyards, olive groves and more that create patches of different colors. In the background the mountains of the Tuscan-Romagnolo Apennines are visible and recognisable at a distance of 50 kilometres. These hilly places are historically important, as the famous Italian poet Dante Alighieri stayed there immediately after being exiled from Florence, and then went to Forlì and Ravenna where he rests in peace. Dante speaks of this place in the Divine Comedy, defining it as: "That sweet land" . All by Terragio67 -- Terragio67 (talk) 14:38, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support A lovely view, and much better now. Really good quality when we consider the resolution – in the past people often downscaled such stitched panoramas, easily hiding any flaws. I am astonished how closely this landscape resembles some areas in Tuscany – no wonder that Dante felt at home here ;–). – Aristeas (talk) 08:40, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Dante remained in these areas very close to Florence between 1302 and 1303 because he was aiming for an agreement with the Ubaldini family to gain access to Florence, at the time the dominion of the Black Guelphs. Dante was a White Guelph and when he realized that he could not return without taking risks (he had been sentenced to death for treason), he left those places from which he had had security. In chapter XXVII of the Divine Comedy - Inferno (starting from line 25) he speculated and explained differences between places and consequently pointed which area of Romagna could be convenient to live in without running further risks. This chapter was written in this sweet land, because, in any case, it offered him peace and serenity. Terragio67 (talk) 13:23, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment Because Julio Cesar Goncalves Corrêa is not very active here, I have created a slightly edited version. The editing possibilities are somewhat limited in this case (because of the compression and the large gradients in the original file we run very soon into pixelation and posterization when we make major changes). However the CAs on contours as well as the colour noise on the dunes and water is mostly gone and the extreme vignetting on the top left corner fixed, too. (I have kept some of the slight vignetting at the left, removing it entirely seems to reduce the effect of the image.) @ArionStar, Basile Morin, and El Golli Mohamed: What do you think? If you like this version better, please nominate it as an alternative. If you have further hints for editing, I will try to fulfil them. Hope it helps, – Aristeas (talk) 10:22, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I understand the difficulty. CA is almost fixed. Upper left corner is showing a weird aspect, but it's much less obvious than on the previous version -- Basile Morin (talk) 22:34, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Ripening coffee berries (~12–18 mm (0.47–0.71 in)) on Robusta bushes (Coffea canephora), Kodagu district, Karnataka, India. The berries take 6-8 months to mature, these are 1-2 weeks from full maturity. Hand-held photo outdoors. -- Tagooty (talk) 10:35, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Support A splendid view with the stunning colours of the Sebkha Moknine, and IMHO the quality is fine, especially when we consider the high resolution and the difficulties of taking sharp photos from the air. – Aristeas (talk) 08:45, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Neutral I'm a fan of this type of illustrations, but the hyperrealism might be counterproductive. Some animals blend into the background and are hard to distinguish without zooming in. If the goal is to print it as a poster, it will fail because the hyperrealism creates noise and hides the main subjects. Sometimes, less is more. --Wilfredor (talk) 23:36, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes it's not perfect. The background is important so I think one is only supposed to glance over the animals which are only examples to enable a rough idea and it's sufficient that one can properly see them even though they are a bit hard to distinguish from the background at times. There's not much like it in the Commons, it helps illustrate several Wikipedia articles otherwise lacking images and is a rare and educational interesting image. The concept itself already is quite valuable but the artistic execution and the overall implementation is still more than worth featuring even when not perfect (which other complex-subject comprehensive FP things are?). Moreover, having to zoom in is fine. Less is more is not possible in this case. Prototyperspective (talk) 23:54, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Would be good but it doesn't reduce the quality or accuracy dramatically I think and people could add it. It would be best if image project files like XCF could be uploaded but here one could simply add things on top (this way one can't remove things, move things, or alter the background however which is why I meant to request this feature at some point and think I've seen it discussed already somewhere). I don't think this is much of a reason to nonsupport or oppose the image instead of e.g. a weak support and the file could be improved at a later point. Prototyperspective (talk) 19:42, 20 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I don't see anything wrong with the lighting, and why should the background negate the wow in this image? IMO, it is obvious that this area is a woodland since the are where the water meets the land is visible. Zzzs (talk) 20:29, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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It seems like you've created this a week before. Note that the timer starts when the page is created, not when it's added to the list. You might have to create another nomination unless you willing to take the risk. --Zzzs (talk) 11:58, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Thank you very much, Zzzs and Mile, for your helpful hints and for fixing the nomination. Because it may be a bit difficult for somebody who is new to the FP nomination process to understand the necessary steps, I have copied the contents of this nomination to a new subpage. This should reset the timer and make sure that the nomination runs correctly for the official timeframe. Hope it helps, – Aristeas (talk) 12:38, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Hello Pierre5018, welcome on the Featured pictures nomination page! As a little explanation for you: (1) When you create a new nomination, please add it to the list of active nominations immediately. We have a bot (a little computer program) which checks all nominations and closes them when the official time has passed. It counts the time from the moment you have created the new nomination. This means that when one creates a nomination, but adds it to the list of active nominations only a few days later, the bot will close the nomination far too early. This causes great confusion for all of us. (2) When you create a new nomination with the blue “Create new nomination” button on this page, please make sure that you enter the name of the nominated image including the “File:” prefix (i.e., for your nomination the text field above of the blue “Create new nomination” button should contain “Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Marmotte (Montréal).jpg”). This is not an official requirement, but misc. templates and also we, the poor maintainers, work much better when there is the “File:” prefix in the name of the nomination. Thank you and all the best, – Aristeas (talk) 12:50, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the explanations. I thought that entering the file reference in the box would have taken care of adding it to the list of current candidates, but it did not of course.18:28, 16 July 2024 (UTC) Pierre5018 (talk) 18:28, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I have also fixed the Gallery for you. Please note that the gallery must be spelled exactly as the whole name of the section you nominate it to, or else the Bot will not find it. --Cart(talk)15:55, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Support Striking composition due to the low point of view. The 2nd set of "eyes" above the beak adds to the appeal. --Tagooty (talk) 12:40, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment @ Mounir TOUZRI: Checked, there were not straight lines and 90 degress etc. It is more "draw witohout ruler". Left side also, which you will see soon and unparalel steps. --Mile (talk) 11:17, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi - the art clearly depicts two subjects, the camel and the woman, with text in Arabic (granted, I don't know what it says). It follows a clear artistic theme and color scheme and is an example of art from its locality, which might be notable in and of itself. The photo also shows a (subjectively) interesting window design, plus that architectural feature on top. Your other criticisms aside, it doesn't really seem fair to say this picture is "about nothing in particular". -- Dicynodont (talk) 17:03, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Then photos of non-low-quality graffiti showing simple things like a few colors and a human at mediocre quality in some style should also readily become FP. Are there stats for how many graffiti photos there are among the FP? With nothing in particular I was referring to a meaningful subject, not simple color aesthetic, a woman and a camel, and ornamentation as the content. I wrote the rationale before I learned that not all FP so things are a bit different now but the conclusion remains the same and the other rationales are more than unconvincing (e.g. nonexistent). Prototyperspective (talk) 10:37, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
May be a weak support because it's a bit unclear what it shows (with an otherwise not too uncommon aesthetic etc) and there's many FP-worthy Amazing Stories covers so I'm not sure this one in particular is especially FP-worthy. Prototyperspective (talk) 11:46, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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A very interesting statement … You don't like portraits? Not portraits of women? How should I see this rating? Do you reject all portraits of women across the board? --XRay💬16:36, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
A human may be interesting but not photos of them as feature pictures. That's what Wikipedia's featured articles are for if anything but not featured pictures, which are about pictures not so much the subject. Prototyperspective (talk) 17:35, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I don't have any issues with community-rating them as high-quality or even "Featured picture", I just oppose them being featured on the Main page, the rss feeds, and the Wikipedia app. Most of the images on the page I think would be unsuited for these three things, however many also show special things that may make them worthy of FP since they are not about the person but the peculiarity of (e.g. the activity of the person etc) the image such as those:
I agree with the above. How is a woman's portrait photo a valid reason to oppose? Is it because there's no wow? Zzzs (talk) 17:34, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Portrait photos are unsuited for featured pictures why would they be suited for it? It's not about the wow, it's about the quality/characteristics of the image, portrait photos are inappropriate. See explanation above and it could be elaborated further despite that I don't know why people seem to find it surprising. Prototyperspective (talk) 17:37, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Prototyperspective, images converted to links. Please do not display other images at a nomination. The FPCBot will read them as 'Alternatives' and this will complicate things for the nom closing. --Cart(talk)18:11, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Undid vote for the reasons given here, a FP doesn't have to be a POTD and my points if anything are now only about which kinds of images (not) frequently nominated as FP but not about whether or not it should be FP. --Prototyperspective (talk) 15:24, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support In some contexts, it has happened to me that I write something but not completely because the other part remains in my head (I think this is the case). Another possibility is that the author of the negative vote comment has a native language other than English, and when translating, something that might have made sense does not entirely make sense, or due to their limited way of explaining and giving arguments. --Wilfredor (talk) 18:03, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You seem to refer to my comments without addressing any points outlined broadly in it but do not provide any rationale as to why this photo of a human should be a featured picture shown on the Main page. There's nothing special about it, it's a portrait photo of a notable human and people are better learning about people by looking at their Wikipedia article, e.g. via Featured Wikipedia articles, than at a photo of them. Why should this be a FP, please explain. Prototyperspective (talk) 18:10, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I get the impression that you are confusing Wikipedia with Wikimedia Commons. However, the criteria for what an FP means are different. --XRay💬04:30, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I was pointing out that you are basically confusing WMC with Wikipedia by putting portraint photos of notable people on the Main page which is something the featured articles on WP are for, not photos here.
Where do you get this idea that articles about people should be featured on Wikipedia, but not images on Commons? Why would we not want to feature portaits? Kritzolina (talk) 15:32, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Prototyperspective, It is WMC that supplies the different Wikipedias with images, images of all sorts of subjects (including people), and it is on our interest to show what really good images should look like (including portraits of people). This is how we set standards for excellent photos: through examples. No images here are promoted simply for being on the front page of Commons, they are all selected because they are suitable for the different Wikipedia projects. And as for getting on the Commons front page, is in fact rather uncommon for a portrait to end up there since there are about ten times 365 FPs promoted each year. I think that your notion about people on FPs, is at the wrong forum. Here we only assess what photos are excellent; if you have a problem with them appearing on Commons front page as Picture of the day you should discuss that at that project's talk page, not here. --Cart(talk)15:43, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes indeed, that's why I recently struck my vote – didn't know not all FP are included there and thanks for pointing to the best suited place to discuss this. Prototyperspective (talk) 17:28, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose This is so boring. I don't see anything that is worth featuring. I mean, if the subject was in a better environment or doing something interesting, I might have supported. WolverineXI19:34, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Appealing portrait in good quality. Honestly I do not understand most of the objections in this discussion. We may say that this isn’t a very innovative or creative kind of portrait; but a portrait must be adequate in style and technique to the character and mission of the person it shows, and IMHO this does apply here. – Aristeas (talk) 12:31, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It is a high-quality portrait but why should it be featured on the Main page? And as for your rationale, there are millions of high-quality portraits, everybody with access to the Internet has seen lots of them. Prototyperspective (talk) 12:51, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment First I do not vote for an image because I want it to appear on the main page etc.; IMHO that’s a minor matter. I vote pro/contra images in order to help to select the featured pictures. Second, maybe there are millions of high-quality portraits, but (it’s a pity) only very few high-quality portraits with a free license – browse Wikimedia Commons and you will see that 99.9% of our portrait photographs are of low or modest quality. Third, after reading about Mia Farrow and browsing photos of her, I have the impression that this photo is a very fitting portrait that matches her character. It would be inappropriate to portrait Farrow e.g. like Dalí. You see I do not just vote “yes”, but I have taken about one hour of research before casting my vote. So you have every right to disagree and to vote against this photo, if you follow other arguments, but you do not need to quarrel with me about my vote – I have given valid reasons for it. – Aristeas (talk) 13:15, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support A charming portrait of excellent quality. And if I look at the other FIs from that gallery, I prefer this one to many others. As to the point of why portraits in general should be featured ... I don't understand the distinction from any other kind of images. There are also millions of high quality images of animals, plants, landscapes and buildings out there. We are showing the best of what we have in all kinds of topic areas as featured images and in my opinion, this one stands out for the reasons Aristeas also points out. This person is photographed in a way that seems very fitting. --Kritzolina (talk) 13:08, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose Wonderful portrait with very good light and DoF. But for me the tight crop at the bottom spoils the composition. --August (talk) 09:18, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose Quality is not quite there, in my opinion. High dynamic range would have helped. Also taken too early, in my opinion, with the sun quite high, for a contrejour. Very harsh white spot. The sky is not really special, and the clouds have no shape. The grass lacks sharpness in my view, and the colors seem oversaturated or deteriorated. The picture seems heavily processed, probably to lift the shadows, but it has an impact on the quality. There is CA at the top of the trees. Perhaps a few minutes later the sun was much less dazzling, and the subtleties of landscape colors easier to capture, via softer contrasts -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:20, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Info Trier, the Römerbrücke over the Moselle. (Detail to the north side). The low position of the winter sun provides special light under the Roman bridge. All by -- Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 04:27, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support image is beautiful, but crop is poor, around 40% of image is water, more railing and empty space above it(sky or whatsoever) would be better. ~redmyname31~💬18:38, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose I really like the way this part of the bridge is shown here: very good colours and light and interesting perspective. But seeing the upper partially overexposed background with burned out details spoils it for me. --August (talk) 09:22, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Nice composition. But it looks a bit Overprocessed: at the line where earth and sky are coming together it looks as if the darker part was brightened and thy sky was darkened significantly leading to a halo effect. --August Geyler (talk) 18:17, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support A very impressive view of this harsh landscape. I agree that the small white line or halo effect at the mountain edge could be sorted to improve the image further. But I would not call the image overprocessed. Darkening the sky and brightening dark parts of the landscape is an established part of photographic practice; people have already done this in the time of film photography, either by combining several negatives in a single print (like e.g. in this famous photograph) or by applying paper masks, dodging and burning during the exposure of the print. Just like HDR the goal is to reproduce the extreme dynamic range of the reality within the limited dynamic range of a photograph. The assessment should be guided by the question whether the result gives a realistic and appealing impression or not. And IMHO this photo achieves indeed a very realistic impression. – Aristeas (talk) 12:54, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Aristeas: thank you very much for the thoughtful comments! You 100% understand the essence of my post-processing philosophy. This very desolate landscape, which reminded me of Iceland a lot, is not at all typical of the Azores, where lush vegetation usually dominates. Combined with ominous clouds and setting sun, I was hoping to convey the brooding atmosphere of the moment. --The Cosmonaut (talk) 13:56, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Support Well exposed with the foreground well lit without distracting shadows. Detail shows well in the reliefs and even the texture of the stones that make up the structure. Boy is that sky blue too! --Needsmoreritalin (talk) 5:39, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
Oppose All the trees are blurry and out of focus. You only closed to f8 even though you were in ISO 50 and you could have closed the diaphragm even more to have a completely sharp photo. The whites are also overexposed but it is fixable in post processing. El Golli Mohamed20:37, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
💡 Info There was wind, that's why some leaves are moving. It's not a matter of depth of field. Whites are correct in my view. It is sunny. All the white parts should be white, not gray, and there are not blown highlights in this picture. Main subject is the building. In focus, with consistent depth of field and wide focal length (24 mm), taken at the distance. Increasing the depth of field by reducing the speed would result in more motion blur for the leaves. F/8 offers the best sharpness with that specific lens and thus is an intentional choice -- Basile Morin (talk) 23:01, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
But why you didn't increase the ISO, you had only ISO 50 and it was windy so you had to increase the speed even with higher ISO. It isn't sports photography or wildlife photography so you had plenty of time to check your settings to avoid tree shake blur El Golli Mohamed (talk) 00:25, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I don't upload photos of buildings, but I have to say I would have chosen a higher shutter speed and higher ISO on my camera to go with F8 on a windy day. Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:32, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No, but when you travel, you're not always in the jungle. Sometimes in a city, sometimes near a temple that is worth a visit, a bridge, a house... This goat in freedom was taken only 50 minutes later, in the same site. This bird eating a fish was taken in the pond of a temple -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:18, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Beautiful and well-done, the three-quarter view gives probably the best possible impression of the temple. I also agree that the technical settings are very reasonable – at 24mm FF, ƒ/8 is certainly the best choice because it gives enough DoF and avoids diffraction (which with today’s cameras and lenses is already visible at ƒ/11, of course). Given that ISO 50 helps to reduce shot noice, it is a solid choice, too. This is a photo of the temple, so we want the best possible quality in that part of the photograph; and most of the foliage is still more than sharp enough. Sorry for the many words, but when we start to discuss ISO, aperture, etc., the criticized photographer deserves support. – Aristeas (talk) 13:35, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Maybe invalid criticism, but overall it seems very busy. I would support a close up of one architectural element, or done in softer lighting Henrysz (talk) 03:24, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Could you please explain where you find crop is poor ? (NB : I just uploaded a new version with PC so crop has slightly changed). --Benji18:41, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your review. I just uploaded a new version of this picture, correcting CA and perspective. (I actually completely reprocessed this picture from the RAW file as I'm no longer using the same software as I was in 2022, so exposure, contrast and other stuff may have slightly changed too). --Benji18:41, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support What a beautiful view. It’s great how you have managed to show the two bell towers nicely framed by the arches of the aqueduct, and the green landscape in the leftmost arch, with the snowy mountains in the background. Detail resolution could be higher, but this is not that important given the convincing composition, and it’s almost impossible to get everything pin sharp in an image with several distinct layers like this one. – Aristeas (talk) 13:46, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Info Start of the 40th edition of Gotland Grand National 2023. Gotland Grand national is the world's biggest, and one of the oldest, Enduro competition. It was the last race on the original course and the race will move to a new location in 2024. Created, uploaded and nominated by -- ArildV (talk) 10:04, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Sorry to dissent, my opinion is that F/3.2 was too shallow with that long focal length (70 mm). In that case, the depth of field would have benefited by increasing the ISO sensitivity. The most visible riders, in the foreground, are all blurry, out of focus. In addition, as part of the composition, the crop at the bottom is not optimum, because the wheel of the biker at the right is cut out -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:52, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for reviews and comments.
Without disagreeing with everything you say Basile Morin. I don't think your points are that important here
b) this kind of crowding and chaos is an important part of the racing format with a mass start.
c) focus is not bad imo nor the composition. Focus is on driver number 64 in the middle of the photo and you have to open the images in full resolution to find that the drivers around are slightly out of focus
d) and no one outside Wikimedia Commons judges the merits of sports images by open them in full resolution.
Well, quickly, 1) You're welcome, a) When time is limited, try to frame larger during the action, then you'll have all the time to crop afterwards, b) The crowd is fine, no worry about that, c) we disagree about the focus. Depth of field could have been more generous. We could also say that this is what makes the difference between an ordinary photo and a great one. At thumbnail size, the biker at the left is already blurry. So that's not very appealing. d) Not sure, but anyway here it's Commons :-) Otherwise there would be a bunch of fair candidates, too, at smaller resolution. e) Yes, high resolution with limited DoF. Finally I find this is a good candid picture, but not an extraordinary one. Best regards -- Basile Morin (talk) 07:07, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Just a clarification. There was no time to switch between lenses/cameras and Nikon's superb 70-200 was a reasonable choice of lens imo. There were hundreds of motorcycles so some motorcycle or rider will always be cropped regardless of focal length. And without a zoom lens, the picture would (in my humble opinion) be much more boring. I personally think that one of the picture's strengths is that you get so close to the riders. Best regards--ArildV (talk) 07:19, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
On another way, it's a blurry image (foreground AND background), except when you zoom in :-) Then you think "oh, this rider here is not out of focus". But alone in the crowd. To summarize my personal point of view, I would have preferred that the whole thing was sharper, and the composition better mastered. All the best -- Basile Morin (talk) 07:39, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I must say, I'm delighted how well ArildV has been able to capture this event. We've been missing good photos of this big sport event for years now. The reason for this, is that it is actually really hard to photograph. The race is held in the beginning of winter, and often coincides with the first snow. The light is therefore extremely bad (part of the race is made in darkness) and the bikers are moving very fast; that's the challenge for the photographers. Adding to that, it is also mostly damp with temperatures just above freezing at the track and mud is flying everywhere. When I lived on Gotland, I often thought about trying to shoot this race, but I always chickened out. ArildV is braver that me. ;-) --Cart(talk)10:34, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral What a nice image. But I think Basile Morin is right. Otherwise the image could be very good when cropped much tighter to the in focus driver in the middle. --August Geyler (talk) 16:16, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Featured picture candidates/File:Babosa de mar (Flabellina babai), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2023-07-26, DD 22.jpgCommons:Featured picture candidates/File:Babosa de mar (Flabellina babai), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2023-07-26, DD 22.jpg
Info Sea slug (Luisella babai), Arrábida National Park, Portugal. It is present in the Mediterranean Sea, the Adriatic Sea and it has also been reported from the Atlantic coasts of Spain, Portugal and Senegal. It inhabits rocky bottoms at depths of 5 to 50 m. It can reach a length of about 30–53 millimetres (1.2–2.1 in) and they feed on hydroids. Note: we have no FPs of the whole family Flabellinidae/Samlidae. c/u/n by Poco a poco (talk) 06:38, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I remember you that it's just a comment not a vote so don't tell me please about your last vote. This is boring. An underwater photo doesn't mean an unsharp photo, not well exposed. You did good sharp underwater photos that I supported as FP. This one is not a good quality. Try to fix it. If Ermell for exemple voted against your photo that you nominated today for QI, that means that it's in relation with an old vote? It's simply because your photo has not a good quality. El Golli Mohamed (talk) 10:47, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support The sea slug may not seem very sharp at first glance, but comparing other photos I doubt that it can look sharper – most parts of this creature’s surface are obviously rather smooth. Looking at photos with lower exposure, I also cannot spot additional details in the bright part. Therefore it seems not unfavourable that the bright parts of the sea slug are very bright in this photo, and I really like how the creature seems to shine here. Considering the general difficulties of underwater photography, and comparing again other images of this species, I think this one is worth to be featured. – Aristeas (talk) 13:56, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Neutral I see the problem. The image needs that sunlight from the curtain to express the emotional feeling connected to the cats attitude. After you changed the exposure the effect is gone and the curtain look unnatural. But without your changes it looks as there was a defect. So I am not sure about your nomination any more. --August Geyler (talk) 15:52, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose There are still blown highlights on the floor, blanket, and hair. And there is a white border frame at the top and at the right. Also, at ISO 3200, the picture is not very sharp -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:49, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Question This appears to be a forcibly domesticated wild animal (or a hybrid) or is it some kind of cat?. Because if it is a wild or hybrid animal, I would not like to support this image. --Wilfredor (talk) 02:30, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Info Tropical beach and equatorial tropical clouds over the Lombok Strait, Gili Islands, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, in the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ). All by -- Argenberg (talk) 20:44, 11 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]
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InfoCommon sole (Solea solea), Arrábida National Park, Portugal. It lives on the sandy or muddy seabed of the northern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea where it often partially immerses itself in the substrate. The small eyes are close to each other on the right side of the body. This gives the fish the possibility of lurking half-buried in the sand for passing prey. The common sole, just like all other flatfishes, hatches as an "ordinary" fish with one eye on each side of the body. The young metamorphose to flatfish when they are about one centimeter long. It grows to a maximum length of about 70 centimetres (28 in). c/u/n by Poco a poco (talk) 20:34, 11 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I don't know why the colors are shifting to purple, blue and green. Is it a problem with the white balance? It looks like it was taken through glass. Is this an aquarium? El Golli Mohamed20:44, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I built a high aquarium in my backyard. Ok now seriously, are you suggesting that I lie when I write "Arrábida National Park, Portugal"? Btw, I improved the WB.--Poco a poco (talk) 16:26, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I didn't suggest that you lie but your white balance was very strange. May be it's the box you use for under water photos. Now it's much better. El Golli Mohamed (talk) 19:24, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It has nothing to do with "the box" but rather with the fact that underwater colors fade and with the lights I use (which causes shadows depending on the subject or POV). One day I'll publish a before - later comparison of images taken in raw and the result after processing (with special focus on WB). You would be astonished Poco a poco (talk) 08:38, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I would remove the small thing at the top (see my note). It distracts from the fish, and doesn't add anything useful. Yann (talk) 11:39, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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A color portrait of the famous Russian writer Yevgeny Yevtushenko, published on the official website of Moscow in 2015 (two years before his death). - nominated by --MasterRus21thCentury (talk) 07:49, 11 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Charlesjsharp No, there is no photo cropping here. This is a fill from the source, and the file itself is taken from the general category. Is it then worth cropping the photo and nominating it in a new way? MasterRus21thCentury (talk) 08:43, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Info created and uploaded by G.dallorto - nominated by ★ -- ★ 13:17, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
Support and
Question to W.carter: were you looking for the male version? -- ★ 13:17, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
Comment Nice shot. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:37, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
Oppose La mise au point est sur le rocher à partir de là la netteté est perdue, c'est le type de photo où une photo en pile fonctionnerait, en plus de prendre une autre photo sans ce rocher --Wilfredor (talk) 01:51, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
Neutral Emblematic, but I prefer my suggested crop. ★ 17:29, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
I withdraw my nomination Until the original version is available for upload. ★ 13:16, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
Weak oppose It's a good photo but I don't like how the wing lines up with the water line Henrysz (talk) 04:43, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
Done
Thank you. You have remarkable eyesight! I found the spots and have removed them. --Tagooty (talk) 05:01, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
chromatic aberration -- Basile Morin (talk) 22:23, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
Nomination corrupted. Somebody please help to restore.--Shagil Kannur (talk) 12:03, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
Weak support image is beautiful, but crop is poor, around 40% of image is water, more railing and empty space above it(sky or whatsoever) would be better. ~redmyname31~💬 18:38, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
Overprocessed: at the line where earth and sky are coming together it looks as if the darker part was brightened and thy sky was darkened significantly leading to a halo effect. --August Geyler (talk) 18:17, 15 July 2024 (UTC)
Fixed Thanks for the correction -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:34, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
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