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File:Berliner Dom, 170409, ako (2).jpg, featured

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• Category: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
•  Info If you look at my Berlin pictures you will see that most of them were taken when the weather was sunny. Blue sky, no or few clouds, sunshine. Well, honestly that's not what Berlin really looks like. Most time of the year Berlin is muddy, grey, cloudy and wet. I thought it was time to try to give you an impression of how living in Berlin really feels and so I recently took a walk on a wet and cloudy morning to capture a quite well known Berlin scenery differently. I've chosen a 121 seconds exposure to get both water and sky smooth, to improve the reflection in the water and to give the picture a somewhat timeless, dreamy touch. The ND 3.0 filter caused a slight vignette. I didn't remove it because I think it emphasizes the oppressive mood of the picture. I know that's not the usual FP candidate and I know that this nomination might be controversial but I'm curious about your opinion. I made a portrait version as well but I think this one is better. The picture works quite well in b/w, too, but I know that nominating a b/w version would be even more controversial. All by me. --Code (talk) 05:00, 13 April 2017 (UTC)
•  Support -- Code (talk) 05:00, 13 April 2017 (UTC)
•  Comment - Perhaps I'd like the black & white version better. Could I please see it? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 08:44, 13 April 2017 (UTC)

• @Ikan Kekek: Sorry, I won't have access to it until next tuesday... --Code (talk) 09:01, 13 April 2017 (UTC)

• I can wait. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 09:08, 13 April 2017 (UTC)

•  Support Per your nomination. Last time I was in Berlin, at roughly this time of year, we actually had good weather except for some overcast skies the last day, so I know where you're coming from. I think I remember seeing the cathedral dome the first time I was there, in 1988, when you had to go over to the East to see it (am I right?) Daniel Case (talk) 18:17, 13 April 2017 (UTC)

• @Daniel Case: Yes, you're right. The "Mitte" district of Berlin where the cathedral is located was part of east Germany. --Code (talk) 07:31, 14 April 2017 (UTC)

•  Weak support Last time I was there, the weather was grey, cold and wet. "Bad" weather pictures can be just as great as blue sky postcard pictures when the photographer embraces the conditions, as you did here. I'm making this a "weak" support only because I've played around a bit with b&w conversions and I think removing color would actually add to this image in terms of timelessness/dreaminess. --El Grafo (talk) 18:26, 13 April 2017 (UTC)
•  Support --Llez (talk) 11:50, 14 April 2017 (UTC)
•  Support Very nice. --Tomascastelazo (talk) 15:53, 14 April 2017 (UTC)
•  Support --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 17:32, 14 April 2017 (UTC)
•  Support--g. balaxaZe★ 23:07, 14 April 2017 (UTC)
•  Support very good, I added a note for a dust spot Christian Ferrer ^(talk) 06:42, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

• @Christian Ferrer: Thank you, I'll fix it on tuesday. I don't have the RAW file with me at the moment. --Code (talk) 08:26, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

•  Support --cart-Talk 12:50, 15 April 2017 (UTC)
•  Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 15:39, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

Confirmed results:

Result: 10 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /Yann (talk) 15:28, 18 April 2017 (UTC)

This image will be added to the FP gallery: Places/Architecture