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•  I withdraw my nomination all by me -- Jebulon (talk) 09:38, 21 September 2017 (UTC)
•  Support Bonjour. Sorry for boring with just another tourist snapshot for family holidays album. But I like it very much. The bay of Chalkida as seen from Karababa castle, Greece.-- Jebulon (talk) 09:38, 21 September 2017 (UTC)
• Jebulon compared to last shots, i think your monitor isnt set correct. Shots are dark, colors dull. Something might be wrong. Laptop ?--Mile (talk) 11:01, 21 September 2017 (UTC)
  • Mile, thanks for advice. But I watch my pictures on two monitors, one MAC27 at home, and one PC19 at work. And I don't see what you say. I don't understand really what "dull" mean in this case. The fact is that the light is very harsh in summer in Greece, and I used a polarizing filter. Maybe there is something on that side. Anyway, even if I disagree with you for the most part, thanks again for interest and help.--Jebulon (talk) 14:56, 21 September 2017 (UTC)

• Jebulon, I think you are right that the polarization filter is what is causing the problem. From what I know, strong, harsh light is not usually a reason to use such a filter. It is more designed to get rid of reflections on surfaces. I think stong light is better to control by altering the APEX exposure bias (say -0,7 or so) and fix things later in post-processing. I recently did a test myself to see how a polarizing filter altered a scene and the result looks a bit like your photo. I shot the exact same scene with and without a filter on a very bright and sunny day. I think it's a matter of taste which version you prefer. --cart-Talk 17:01, 21 September 2017 (UTC)

• Abandoned my PL long time ago, nothing good of them. Never sharp as original. --Mile (talk) 18:10, 21 September 2017 (UTC)

• Then u probably went for the cheap ones. I personally use B+W and it's pretty good for that matter. - Benh (talk) 19:10, 21 September 2017 (UTC)

• @Benh, PetarM, Jebulon, and W.carter: If I may offer my very humble opinion on polarizing filters...and I readily admit I don't have the knowledge or experience you all have, but I like my circular polarizing filters. In my experience, they can cut sunlight, affect colors---making them brighter or darker depending on where the sun is and where you turn the filter to, and cut reflections. See [1] and [2]. Just my two cents. PumpkinSky talk 01:51, 22 September 2017 (UTC)

• Something like that. You also loose some 1/3-half of stop. Checked EXIF of Jebulon shot. Focal 54 mm, Manual exposure, 1/60 sec, f/10, ISO 50. I would say, if you got best PL, you might loose in this Manualising. Automatic isnt that stupid, sometimes is better to leave it. I would say isnt sharp due to large time, i doubt its was on tripod. Tint +6 (i never saw od daylight that much), Vibrance +34, Blacks +28, Clarity +41, Luminance Adjustment Blue: -17. I think its more spoiled in software, with losing sharpness with handmoving (in case you got best and expencive PL), otheriwse add PL in it. --Mile (talk) 08:09, 22 September 2017 (UTC)
• Thank you so much dear friends for your very wise comments and help.--Jebulon (talk) 16:17, 22 September 2017 (UTC)

•  Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 12:20, 21 September 2017 (UTC)
•  Oppose Lack of sharpness. --Ivar (talk) 15:46, 21 September 2017 (UTC)
•  Oppose QI to me but nothing breathtaking here, --Poco² 18:02, 21 September 2017 (UTC)
•  Oppose Per Poco,sorry --LivioAndronico ^(talk) 18:44, 21 September 2017 (UTC)
•  Oppose It would work for me. But at least four cases speak against it: Per Mile too dark, sharpness not good enough, posterisation and the trees in the sides (also a bit below) disturb in this photo. --Hockei (talk) 18:46, 21 September 2017 (UTC)
•  Oppose per Poco and Hockei. An FP can be taken from this angle, I believe. And in this light. But polarizing the whole image was probably too much. I might've gone with a GND, or used the sea from the polarized image with the land from an unfiltered one and, perhaps, GND'd sky. But that might have been too much manipulation for some people. Daniel Case (talk) 22:52, 21 September 2017 (UTC)
• Mild  Support: Some of the specific criticisms of this photo are things I can see and consider valid. However, the photo is beautiful, and based on its overall effect, I think it deserves some love and a feature. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:13, 21 September 2017 (UTC)
•  Support HalfGig talk 01:32, 22 September 2017 (UTC)
•  Oppose Trees/plants covers similar part of the image like main subjects: city/mountains. As a result, first thing you look at is that green part which is much brighter than the rest of the picture. This is not a good enough composition for me when you first focus on secondary elements. -- Pofka (talk) 19:10, 28 September 2017 (UTC)
•  I withdraw my nomination--Jebulon (talk) 22:34, 28 September 2017 (UTC)

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Result: 4 support, 6 oppose, 0 neutral → not featured. /Yann (talk) 13:42, 30 September 2017 (UTC)*Sorry no, this is not a « not featured » picture, but a Withdrawn one.--Jebulon (talk) 21:41, 1 October 2017 (UTC)