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•  Info: Cala Capreria, Zingaro Nature Reserve; all by -- The Cosmonaut (talk) 18:52, 12 February 2024 (UTC)
•  Support -- The Cosmonaut (talk) 18:52, 12 February 2024 (UTC)
•  Support Юрий Д.К 11:31, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
•  Weak oppose Perhaps I am jaded but I miss a great composition, I feel like you could point your camera down into any little cove and get a shot looking quite similar to this. Add that to the blown highlights on the boats and it tips me into oppose. I like all the different shades of blue in the water though, that's really nice. Cmao20 (talk) 14:44, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
•  Support ★ 20:34, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
•  Comment I feel like I'd like to see more of the hill in the background. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 06:20, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

I wanted the cove to be the focus of the photo. I don't feel the hill to be particularly exciting, being sparsely vegetated and sunburnt. --`The Cosmonaut (talk)

•  Weak oppose This is a beautiful shot of a beautiful scene - but we have many similar ones, I don't feel it is really one of our best. --Kritzolina (talk) 18:32, 14 February 2024 (UTC)
•  Comment Would have bean better without the boats, the bird in a better position and perhaps a wider landscape crop. Charlesjsharp (talk) 19:03, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

Fair enough, I do have the frames to make a panorama of the place. --The Cosmonaut (talk) 05:43, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

• @Cmao20 and Kritzolina: are the coves unspoiled by development with exceptionally clear water really a dime a dozen? When I look at the Category:Coves_by_country, there are only 5 FPs, 2 of which are mine, so what am I missing?.. I truly wish such scenes were abundant, but in my experience, they aren't; certainly not in Europe. For me, waterscapes are as unique as mountainous landscapes, of which we have hundreds of FPs. But I suppose, this may be my subjective perception. --The Cosmonaut (talk) 05:43, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

  Such places are not a dime a dozen, but still for me this shot doesn't really stand out in a way that I would want it as FP. This also might have to do with the minor compositional issues Charles and Ikan mentioned and to which I might add the very tight crop on the left side. But I did not want to go nitpicking - the overall impression is one of "beautiful, but not so special as I expect from a FP". Perhaps I am truly jaded, like Cmao20. But perhaps it is also the fact that I do love waterscapes as well and tried to get excellent shots. And am left with the feeling of - I have some of similar quality that I decided not to nominate, because I don't think they are deserving. Kritzolina (talk) 07:02, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

They may very well be deserving, so, please, do nominate them! --The Cosmonaut (talk)

I am reminded of this FP by Poco a Poco which I think has a very similar composition but nicer light. Though I'm honestly not sure I'd have voted for that one either. At best weak support, maybe neutral. Cmao20 (talk) 17:18, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

I wouldn't have voted for Poco's image either. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:11, 17 February 2024 (UTC)

Yeah, it's definitely not one of his best. But there's a bit more going on in that picture than in this one. Cmao20 (talk) 01:29, 18 February 2024 (UTC)

Confirmed results:

Result: 3 support, 2 oppose, 0 neutral → not featured. /-- Radomianin (talk) 21:14, 21 February 2024 (UTC)