निर्वाचित चित्र उम्मीदवार वो चित्र (छवियाँ) हैं जिनके कॉमन्स पर सर्वोत्तम चित्रों में से एक होने के लिए समुदाय के लोग मतदान करेंगे। यह सूची उन उम्मीदवारों की है जो निर्वाचित चित्र हो सकते हैं। आज का चित्र निर्वाचित्र चित्रों में से चुनी हुई एक छवि होगी।
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Ok, name, code, gallery and links fixed. Please try to have all these things in order before your next nomination. It makes everything so much easier. You are a regular here now, so such things are sort of expected of you now. ;-) Good luck with your nom! --Cart(talk)14:18, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Quality is not quite there for me (see overall posterization and blurred corner bottom-left), although the mood is well captured. Some formal flaws as well: there is a typo in filename, coordinates would be welcome, and FP gallery is not properly fixed (question to nominator). --A.Savin14:40, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Info It's probably (once again) a somewhat daring nomination, but I really like the picture. That was ultimately the deciding factor for the nomination. The motif is a simple gate in the Duisburg-Nord Landscape Park. The basis for this photo was taken using the ICM technique. This photo was enhanced in color and an additional layer was added with the mirrored photo. The two resulting layers were blended together. I lack the courage to nominate an even more intense version. ;-) --XRay💬07:15, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose If it was an original photograph, it would have been interesting, but it seems to be 100% symmetrical at a pixel level through the vertical axis, which means it is more digitally composed (like two parts copy-pasted on a software) than natural. Something abstract, but too far from a real photograph or a real subject. Moreover, the appearance looks weird around the yellow lines, there are kind of artifacts, and this rupture is very visible, as if there were different layers. Overall the result is not very aesthetic, in my opinion. Sorry -- Basile Morin (talk) 11:09, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment The horizon must be adjusted, a lot of noise in the sky. Please improve your image. And why did you set a category for the nomination page? I removed the category. Please improve the categorization of your image too. See COM:CAT. --XRay💬08:34, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your opinion and thank you a lot for fixing the category and for your help. There is indeed a noise in the sky but the horizon is straight (It's the line behind the boats). Atef Ouni (talk) 08:21, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Atef Ouni, I see that you are starting to settle in here at FPC, but there are still a few things you need to learn. For a FPC, the documentation on the files page is just as important as the picture itself. I have fixed that for you on some of your nominations, please take a look at the changes I have done on your file pages. It would also be good if you learned a bit more about how categories work on Commons. They are not the same as "tags" that you use on other media platforms. You went a bit wild on this photo ;-) , and I have cleaned it up for you. You can learn more about how they work at Commons:Categories/fr. And like XRay said, the categories stay on the file page, they do not belong on nominations. Another important piece of information for FPs is the location. Please add it to this photo, and preferably add it to other photos too. It is very valuable to know when the images are used in Wikipedia articles. It is always a lot to take in when you come to a new forum like this, but we've all been there, and things will get easier. Best, --Cart(talk)10:36, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you cart, I take note of your helpfull comment and I'll try to do my best! (And by the way I went very wild on this photo :) ) Atef Ouni (talk) 08:23, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Info Purple martin in flight, slowing down as it approaches its nest. Spent a long time try to get a sharp photo of these very fast birds -- I was happy with this one. Note: I tried something with the sky that I haven't attempted before, pulling a cloud from another shot taken at the same place at the same time from roughly the same direction. I don't know if that's too much retouching for FPC, but erring on the side of disclosure (it didn't affect the bird itself -- just improved the background a little). all by — Rhododendritestalk | 23:36, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support After spending a couple of hours (unsuccessfully) trying to get a decent shot of flying swallows, I understand your plights, great work! I have no issue with the replaced sky, since it is clearly mentioned. --Julesvernex2 (talk)
Info White ibis. For some reason, a flock of white ibis has started nesting in this weird spot in New Jersey, hundreds of miles north of their usual range. I took many photos, but like this one for the way the sunlit leaves kind of vignette the bird -- kind of like a zoo shot (but it's wild). all by — Rhododendritestalk | 23:04, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi TOUMOU, I see that Rhododendrites has helped you with the categories and fixing the description, thanks for that. Documentation of the photo is just as important for FPC as a good image, so take a look at the changes that have been made on the file page. Good information on the file page will always improve your chances of getting a photo promoted to FP, since info makes it more valuable to the Wiki project. Therefore, would you please add the location to the photo too. If you don't know it, please ask the photographer Skander zarrad. I have fixed the gallery link for you. You need to specify both the right page and the section. When you nominate an image here, you become sort of a "temporary caretaker" of that photo, and it's up to you to make sure everything is fixed and correct. Best, --Cart(talk)10:57, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Done I added the location of the photo, it was taken as part of a photo walk organised during the WLE this year Thank you for your help and suggestion TOUMOU (talk) 11:55, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That is good to hear. :-) You could start with your photo of the flamingos since it is now nominated here. And welcome to FPC! --Cart(talk)16:28, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I am sure he will be right. I was in that part of Tunisia in March with Mohamed-Ali Dhakhli, one of Tunisia's top bird guides and we observed quite a few hybrids; they didn't all look the same; but El Golli Mohamed will know his own birds. Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:01, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Nice photo! Are you sure he is a tanner or has there been a simple mix-up in the translation? A tanner is someone who process the raw hides into leather, a very hazardous and revolting job. After that the leather goes to a currier who dyes and prepare the leather before it can be made into different things by a leather worker. Traditionally, such craftsmen are called "saddlers" even if they make other things from leather than saddles. Perhaps he performs all three professions and we only see one of them (leather working) here in the photo. Love the cat! :-) --Cart(talk)17:46, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment The result is beautiful on thumbnail but looking closer I'm disturbed by the fact that the reflexion of every object is not starting right at the bottom of each object individually as it should be the case for a real reflexion. We can also still see a visible line along the bottom of the screws (probably resulting from the copy pasted picture of the objects) that seems to have been forgotten to be deleted. Can that be improved ? -- Giles Laurent (talk) 23:52, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks to Giles Laurent for his helpful detective work. Any manipulation needs to be flagged on the file description page. I withdraw my support until this issue is clarified. -- Radomianin (talk) 04:41, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I'm not impressed. Why are there so many nails? it reminds me of how in China they build a ton of identical high rises in a cluster. It's too realistic of a city Henrysz (talk) 06:47, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
After someone's comment, I added the manipulations made, corrected the problems, and uploaded the new versions, all detailed on the description page. However, I think there is a lack of trust in my nominations why did some people withdraw their vote in favor without checking if what this person said, both the explanations about the modifications and the graphical errors, existed in the photograph?. Therefore, I thank Yann for his nomination and I understand the concern of some people here about me, but I am not well psychologically speaking and I feel it is necessary to withdraw indefinitely from this section because it causes me a lot of stress. --Wilfredor (talk) 11:10, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I would have supported if all of the image problems would have been fixed but the reflexion is still wrong and you can see on this image how something closer to a real reflexion would look like, i. e. the reflexion needs to start at the bottom of each screw individually. Also, there are still plenty of artifacts and graphical errors across the image on the new version of the file (these are just examples I have quickly selected but there's probably more). The best would be to start again the edit from the original file because there are many places were dust is not the same above and on the reflexion because it was only removed on one of them. Feel free to fix all of these issues and to renominate the picture once you feel better. Best wishes of recovery 🍀 -- Giles Laurent (talk) 16:20, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Thanks for your review. I agree, the horizontal crop is better. New version uploaded with horizontal crop (press cmd+R on Mac or Ctrl+F5 on Windows with file open to see new version). -- Giles Laurent (talk) 11:03, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Some photos get promoted at FPC because of their aesthetic value, and sometimes the documentary value is more important. In the latter cases, context is important -- can you say more about this image? — Rhododendritestalk | 22:47, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Info created and uploaded by W.carter, nominated by Yann
Info Looking straight up into the magenta Aurora Borealis over Tuntorp, Brastad, Lysekil Municipality, Sweden. The aurora was the result of a G5 geomagnetic storm.
Auroras are not like most light sources we are used to. They are not constant, like when you photograph sunlight, lamps or the moon. Instead they move constantly and quickly (the link is a good real time video of a lively aurora), kind of like smoke in the wind. They pulsate and throb, one moment you can have a bright formation to your left and 1/4 sec later it can flicker out and a new pulse/ray/squiggle of light appear above or to the right, and this aurora was extremely lively. This random pattern makes it impossible to set the camera perfectly and there will be some posterization if you want to catch the best of these light shows. If you shoot an aurora, you have to take the good with the bad. Also, in this photo, not all variances in luminescence are are due to the aurora. Some of them are small thin clouds. The night started out cloudy, but they began to disappear so I could catch some of the aurora. The small clouds are easier to see in some other photos, like this taken on the same spot, but down towards the horizon. The whole series is in this category. --Cart(talk)10:56, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not questioning the camera settings, those seem perfectly reasonable. Is posterization also present in the raw file? If so, the issue is indeed due to camera limitations and there is not much that can be done without misrepresenting the aurora. However, in my own pictures I can only recall a couple that showed posterization on the original image. In all other instances posterization was caused by something I did during editing (e.g., clipping channels) or exporting (e.g., choosing the wrong colour space, using too much JPEG compression). --Julesvernex2 (talk) 11:35, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
My dear Julesvernex2, your prominent collection of cameras is so way, way, way much better than the two I have, so of course you don't have these problems. My aurora photos are actually among the least processed of all my photos. All edits on aurora photos from such an inferior camera will only make things worse, so I use a very light touch. But the camera is what it is, totally inadequate for professional night photos, but I like to photograph what I see anyway for my own amusement and for use on Wiki articles where the images look good enough at thumb and on the file page. I would never nominate any of my aurora photos here, but I've learned to play along if someone else does. Thank you for reminding me of my humble equipment and confirming that I made the right decision to not nominate my photos here any more, now that technology has moved forward and I haven't been able to follow. --Cart(talk)12:13, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I offered my own experience as advice, which is a regular (and, in my opinion, useful) occurrence on these pages. I apologise if I have in some way offended you, take care. --Julesvernex2 (talk) 12:51, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not offended and I always appreciate advice, but there is simply not much I can do about my camera. It's like owning an old Saab and someone with a Ferrari is trying to give you tips on how to drive your old rust heap. ;-) You just feel stupid for parking next to such fab piece of machinery. I know my place, and it's outside this race track now. :-) --Cart(talk)13:01, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The camera helps, but it doesn't make it all. The greatest pictures were taken with equipment way behind current technology. What's IMO most important is being at the right time at the right place, and having a bit of artistic genius or a human touch. And here you got it all, Cart! Yann (talk) 13:07, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Yann, that philosophy works excellently out IRL, but it does not apply to FPC. Remember that this community has snubbed some of the greatest photos and photographers through pixel-peeping and hard-liner tech talk. --Cart(talk)13:13, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, that's one of the great failures of FPC. I guess that a number of Pulitzer prizes or National Geographic pictures may fail here. This doesn't reduce the greatness of the pictures. It only shows the limitations of our community. Yann (talk) 13:59, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Cart's EOS 600D from Canon was one of the best in the entry-level class in terms of image quality, similar to my entry-level D3300 from Nikon. But I'm largely happy with it, and it's interesting to see the tried-and-true sensor used unchanged for the 2018 D3500. As Yann mentioned, it's always the photographer behind the camera that counts. The camera is just the tool, whether it's an old Saab or a Ferrari. I would also prefer a higher quality camera, but family commitments and a moderate income make investing in expensive camera systems almost unaffordable. If I may repeat my earlier statement at this point, many of Cart's images would, in my opinion, be worthy of inclusion in the FP Media Archive via the FPC nomination process. Thanks also to Julesvernex2 for the helpful hints and explanations. Just my two cents to this conversation. Best, -- Radomianin (talk) 20:28, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Don't get me wrong Radomianin, I love my old cameras. They are quite sufficient for my needs, but my needs don't include gathering FPs anymore. I've had my fair share of gold stars, and my little hoard is enough for me. I'm much happier just doing maintenance now and helping newbies here, so they don't stumble on some technicality. --Cart(talk)05:10, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your appreciated efforts to assist talented newbies. By welcoming them with open arms, we show them the open-mindedness and tolerance propagated by the WMF, so that FPC does not appear to be an elitist club that they will leave in fright. -- Radomianin (talk) 05:54, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Question Could it be a good idea to create (unless it already exists) a category for those images that could clearly be used as PC or smartphone wallpapers? --Terragio67 (talk) 14:37, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Hi IssamBarhoumi, what a great photo! However, what he is doing is a bit mislabeled. What he is doing is not engraving, but it is very common for people outside the handicraft trade to know the difference. ;-) Engraving is when you cut away material to make patterns (no hammer involved for engraving metals). What he is doing is called chasing, part of the repoussé and chasing techniques used by copper, silver and goldsmiths. Chasing is when you hammer in a pattern into the material, and repoussé is when you hammer out patterns from the backside of the material. I have fixed up the description and the categories for you, but would you mind if the file was renamed too so that is showed the right profession. I'm so happy that we finally have a really good photo for the wiki articles and chasers on Wikidata. Coppersmiths often use many different techniques to make the patterns on their work, and the right terminology for all of them is not easy. Best, --Cart(talk)15:25, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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This fragment of the decoration of the palace of the Persian king Darius the Great, is an element taken from the frieze of archers found in the Achaemenid palace of Susa. The work of wall art is made up of glazed bricks with reliefs, of which unfortunately the shine of the enamels used has now decomposed under the effect of time and humidity, which explains why it cannot be very specific regarding the standards of the images presented, best regards.--Pierre André (talk)16:22, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Scarification may be a part of their culture and tradition. I just expressed my misgivings on exposing these kind of people in public. It's just my opinion. --Shagil Kannur (talk) 16:47, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
With "in public" you mean on Commons, I guess, because they are proud of it and show it in public in their country all the time. Poco a poco (talk) 17:47, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I checked the case using Google and Wikipedia. The place is some 180 km from Juba, the capital town, it is definitely not a city like London or Tokyo, but it is a town of 490 000+ population, it has airport, banks, schools and university, telecommunication company, TV and shops of electronics, churches of several confessions, etc. There is a school and a clinic in Kimotong. So, I do not think that they are so innocent to not understand the consequences of photography. And I agree that the photo has documentary value and encyclopedic value. LexKurochkin (talk) 07:00, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Excuse me, but do you believe to know better than me where I was? it was not in the city of Kimotong, but a remote village in the province. And that's precisely why we went there. It was not a photo tour behind a mall in Juba. There is no shops, no current, no telecom, no transport or something like that in the area. The closest water well could be 1 hour away by foot. Telling this wiöl surely make no difference and people will believe whatever they want, but whatsoever. Poco a poco (talk) 07:24, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I did not pretend to know the place better than you, as I said clearly, I just used Google and Wkipedia. I tryed to understand. And, actually, you told us your vision of the place only in this particular post. LexKurochkin (talk) 08:54, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I think, yes, considering my other comment. Actually, there are not too many places of that grade of innocence nowadays. May be somewhere deep in jungle, but not only 180 km from their capital. LexKurochkin (talk) 07:03, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
180 km without any transport means (or public transport options) and with no asphalt roads (a 4x4 is required) is not what you may think of (definitely not a 1 and a half hours smooth drive). In fact, wit a 4x4 we couldn't drive often faster than 30 km/h Poco a poco (talk) 07:26, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
There are of course different degrees of innocense, but i seriously doubt that she is aware of how people with a scarification fetish will use this photo. --Cart(talk)14:03, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
in such light conditions (low light) you can only open the diaphragm to full aperture to have a decent image and obviously everything will not be in focus. You must always take the shooting conditions into account. El Golli Mohamed (talk) 17:09, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Very true! Unfortunately, this is an old problem on FPC. Too many voters who have never tried photographing under difficult conditions, or have no proper understanding of what can be done technically, will think that all photos should have the same quality as a well-lit, stacked church façade or a studio photo. --Cart(talk)20:01, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Cart's statement comes across as passive-aggressive. If I understand correctly, you are directly placing me in the category of "voters who have never tried photographing under difficult conditions, or have no proper understanding of what can be done technically". That's fine, do you; there's a legitimate reason why I don't post my pictures here, but that doesn't make me any less inadequate. I have no problem with the other responses here, except Cart's. Keep in mind that this is not the first time it has occurred; see here. WolverineXI07:29, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
There can be no argument on the settings used. But the criticism in the context of FPC is valid. It is difficult to take an FP-standard image in low light. I would be more than happy to support this level of technical quality if the bird was rare. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:42, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support In perfect light, the focus is sharp on the eye, which matters at this depth of field. More is not possible at f/4. An excellent capture in my view. -- Radomianin (talk) 20:34, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support There is no rule to have the whole subject in focus, and in many cases it is just impossible technically. The Image Guidelines state: "Depth of field is chosen according to the specific needs of every picture", and there is the example photo of a cat with focus on eyes and shallow DOF. I consider this image in compliance with the Image Guidelines. Nice photo of interesting subject with "wow-effect" IMO. LexKurochkin (talk) 11:49, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support At f4 with 1/100s while still beeing at ISO 6400 it must have been a very dark place. The photograph could not have been taken in a better way as smaller aperture (=more DoF) would have resulted in increased ISO. Also to me the most important thing to get in focus in animal photography is the eye and the bird eye is perfectly in focus. Focus stacking is usually impossible on birds as they tend to keep moving and I always find it quite impressive how JJ Harrisson manages shutter speeds of 1/100s with them -- Giles Laurent (talk) 13:25, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
My remark was not about the technique but about the fact that birds are always moving. And the answer is simple : burst photography until you have a split second where the bird/animal didn't move and then you just need to pick the good photo out of the hundreds you've taken (that's also what I did for photographing this chimpanzee at 1/80s in a very dark forest. Also, since almost all of JJ's pictures of birds on the ground are perfectly taken on bird eye level I suspect that he doesn't use tripod (it would be too high) but just puts his camera on the ground or on a camera bean bag. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 16:39, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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I wouldn't say ruin. But the scaffolding is too disturbing for an FP. The conditions for an outstanding image of this building were not present at that time. The rising sun is nice to have, but for a FP of this ensemble of buildings, I would forgo it and prefer if important parts of the building are not covered by elements that wouldn't normally belong. BTW, the crop is a bit tight, isn't it? --Milseburg (talk) 16:44, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Just a comment (no critic of your vote!). I completely understand the dislike for the scaffolding. Personally I have learned to resign myself with it especially in photographs of very prominent buildings. I have visited Florence, Siena, and Pisa (to mention just the most famous Cathedral towns of Tuscany) each several times, but AFAICR never seen any of the famous cathedrals without scaffolding – when the restoration work was finished at one part, the next part was scaffolded to carry on with the work. The same applies to all major French cathedrals I know. Therefore I am rather happy with photos like this one because it offers at least an almost clean foreground (almost no cars, people, stands/kiosks – all these nasty things which often ruin photos of such buildings). – Aristeas (talk) 07:36, 18 May 2024 (UTC) Comment Cologne Cathedral always has scaffolding somewhere. But if a prominent part, like one of the towers, was scaffolded, no FP would be possible at that time. Taking an FP is difficult, it is not possible under every condition. --Milseburg (talk) 16:58, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Excellent reproduction of beautiful world map. I love the detailed invention of the Antarctic Mundus novus ;–). – Aristeas (talk) 07:15, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Really impressive. Consider cropping away a bit of the sky though; not so much that we lose the beautiful deep blue hue of the upper atmosphere, but enough to make the mountains clearly appear in the upper half of the image. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠05:23, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, there are details, but as I know from the high mountains, shortly before sunset there is still significantly more light, even in the shade, especially on snowy areas. Milseburg (talk) 15:43, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Outstanding scene. But the sharpness doesn't convince me and the elaboration seems too dark to me. IMHO there is also to much empty sky. Overall not perfect enough for a FP. --Milseburg (talk) 16:58, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Milseburg I wouldn't say the scene is too dark. Again, noticable details. However, assuming by the colors on the very top, it is somewhere between nautical and astronomical twilight due to the redness. I've browsed through some categories of mountains during sunset, and the ones that had significant light had a more yellow shade, while this one is more red. The sky could probably be cropped a bit, but the sky is an important feature of this image. WildMouse76 (talk) 22:29, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Question Does anyone have an explanation for this phenomenon? (in particular for the red color of the summit on the left, with its sharp edge to darker areas) To me, this looks weird, but I'm obviously not from Nepal, so I don't know what might have caused this. I'd love to learn more. --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 01:27, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Frank Schulenburg, technically, it's the same effect that you have at the Horsetail Fall (Yosemite) (nearer where you live). With the sun at the right angle and normal conditions at sunset, the red light will prevail and strike the surfaces that can be reached by the light. The red light is not that uncommon, but it gets so striking when isolated to a few patches by the shadows of surrounding mountains. --Cart(talk)11:33, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
He cropped the image to exclude the out-of-focus flamingo (old version), but now it feels imbalanced. Had he shifted slightly to the right when capturing the photo, the composition would've been a solid 10 --iMahesh(talk)15:25, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I was lying on the mud in camouflage among the flamingos for about an hour and a half so they could gain confidence and come closer. Once among the flamingos I didn't have much choice; I always had flamingos outside the depth of field and surrounding me. That's why I couldn't do better. El Golli Mohamed (talk) 16:43, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment In my opinion you've gone too far with the colors. The greens appear like radioactive on my screen, and when I check the settings on Lightroom, I see you modified the "tint" (+18%), added whites +54%, and shadows +100%. The insect is sharp but the colors unnatural -- Basile Morin (talk) 13:17, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I uploaded a new version of the image with (hopefully) more natural colours. But you have to keep in mind that the picture was taken in bright morning sun light (with the subject in the shadow), which leads to bright colours. --Stephan Sprinz (talk) 06:16, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Great composition, sharpness etc. The green still looks very strong at the bottom, but after all this animal has got a very bright green colour – Linné has called it Tettigonia viridissima for a reason (viridissimus/a/um means “greenest”) ;–). – Aristeas (talk) 09:30, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Abstain Since I'm the creator of the file, please inform me if any adjustments to the color palette are needed. I can make changes from the raw file if necessary. -- iMahesh(talk)15:18, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support I think you were not very lucky with the light but I enjoy the careful composition of this photo and the image quality is strong. Cmao20 (talk) 13:48, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Honestly I preferred your last one, I found the colours and the background more interesting, but this is again good product photography and deserves a star. I understand that people might find it a little low on wow but that's a matter of the genre, still, I think it would be cool if we could feature good product photos like this. Cmao20 (talk) 13:33, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Info I would like to see, those who oppose to make similar. Wolverine "easy". I think you never made something like this, so oppose is irrelvant, who made them would never say easy. Stacked Macro shots are heavy work. Some 5-6 h of work,cleaning, editing stack mistakes, which are normal. Show me "easy" shot. please. --Mile (talk) 18:59, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It's not my responsibility to prove myself to anyone, so think what you must. And please, don't take things personally. WolverineXI07:38, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support I could only duplicate Cmao20’s words. And no, high-quality product photos like this one are absolutely not easy: this is very much work. – Aristeas (talk) 07:01, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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