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The crystallyne waters of the Caribbean Sea, on a sunny day. Photo taken in Morrocoy national park, Venezuela.
  •  Info created, uploaded and nominated by Paolo Costa - This is the closest I got to the actual colors. I think it's a pretty faithful reproduction of the Venezuelan seas. - Paolo Costa (talk) 23:05, 5 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support -- Paolo Costa (talk) 23:05, 5 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose It is pretty and the colours look great, and right now, being in a dark and cold country at this time of year, I would just love to dip in. However, isn't this how the sea looks many places in the Carribean? At least, it looks very much like the sea I saw, when I visited Guadeloupe in the Carribean last year. That is, I do not see anything particular informational or educational in the photo, which is characteristic of the location, except, "relatively close to the equator". That is, not very valuable, much like a pretty sunset. But it gave me a warm feeling, so thanks for sharing it.--Slaunger (talk) 23:15, 5 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    • You may be right but: a sunset can be shot from anywhere around the world. The same cannot be said for the crystalline, shallow-water beaches of the Morrocoy national park (notice the extension of shallow waters, check on the geotag). Besides that, when I looked up for "Caribbean sea" and "Caribbean beaches" on Commons I was so disappointed by the lack of pictures and quality images that I wanted to share this one. I noticed South american high-quality pictures are pretty rare (compared to N.A. and Europe for example), not to mention images from Venezuela. That's where I saw the value. --Paolo Costa (talk) 23:45, 5 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
      •  Neutral I agree with you concerning the low availability of such high quality photos of shallow-water Carribean beaches. You are good at arguing, and I have modified my vote to neutral, as I am still not entirely FP-convinced. --Slaunger (talk) 23:52, 5 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support --Katarighe (talk) 23:37, 5 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose Sorry but it's a bit too abstract for me (which would be fine as a desktop wallpaper), and I don't think it's as unique as implied by author. I've come across similar sceneries from other parts of the world. Also, the subject is said to be water, yet it accounts for only a third of the image. - Benh (talk) 12:26, 6 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment -- I love minimalism and this picture is so much alike some others I have taken in Porto Covo! But, like Slaunger, I'm not fully convinced it is FP-worthy. If the community decides otherwise, maybe I will nominate this one of mine... Alvesgaspar (talk) 14:07, 6 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support We see, there are different meanings. But I like this image. His minimalism shows only the Morrocoy National Park in the Caribbean sea, that is the subject and that is ok. I see this image as a German born in India. My grandfather and my father worked as German people over 20 years in India, and I traveled to several lands around the world. There is Fernweh in our family since 130 years. You don't find this word Fernweh in the Wikipedia, not even in the German Wikipedia. Fernweh: you need to go and see and live and work in other lands and you need to return later on to your own home, because you have (de:) Heimweh (en: homesickness in the en: Wikipedia) in other lands. In the Romantik had Fernweh the name (de) Wanderlust, (en) wanderlust, (pt) Wanderlust or (pt) desejo de viajar, you find this in the wikipedia. Fernweh is the modern word with global thinking. Paolo Costa, your image "Caribbean sea - Morrocoy National Park - Playa escondida" is a Fernweh-image for people in the cold Europe. But you feel even Fernweh in Venezuela, you traveled to Canada and Italy. --Michael Gäbler (talk) 01:09, 7 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    •  Comment That word will be imprinted in my mind for a long time. That's exactly how I feel about traveling. My parents were italian, I live in Venezuela, and when I travel I enjoy viewing other cultures and nature wonders. But eventually I get the need to return home and travel here as well! Nice info. --Paolo Costa (talk) 03:12, 7 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    •  Info "Fernweh" is the real, physical need to move. in french : "Avoir la bougeotte". Mes deux centimes. --Jebulon (talk) 16:32, 8 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose Empty image, just air and water.--Sasha Krotov (talk) 13:51, 10 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose Nice colors, would make good widescreen desktop as noted (I may even use it for that purpose), but at bottom it's just a picture of the sea, with nothing special. Daniel Case (talk) 21:43, 11 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • I realize it's been withdrawn already, but I would  Support such a lovely photo. Thank you for it. --Jonathunder (talk) 10:48, 13 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • As Jonathunder I regret that this very nice image has been withdrawn. It deserves my  Support too. -- MJJR (talk) 21:27, 13 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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