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- Category: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural
Info Panoramic view of the Carcross Desert, Yukon, Canada. With a surface of 1 square kilometre (0.39 sq mi) it's often considered the smallest desert in the world. Although, strictly spoken it's rather a set of sand dunes than a desert because it is too humid. The site is significantly drier than the surrounding region, receiving less than 50 cm of rain per year in part due to a rain shadow effect caused by surrounding mountains. All by me, Poco2 19:18, 15 May 2018 (UTC)
Support -- Poco2 19:18, 15 May 2018 (UTC)
Oppose I'm not really seeing a composition here, rather than just a view from the roadside that includes two mountains. I'd definitely trim the tree on the far left and the dark bush on the far right. The road is the opposite of a "leading line" as it leads off to the side of the scene. The patch of grass in the centre is a bit distracting. Some random people in the frame. The mountains are big, but their tops are in shadow, so the light isn't optimal. Do you think the colour balance/saturation is correct -- other photos I find are not quite so vivid yellow, including the foliage? -- Colin (talk) 20:26, 15 May 2018 (UTC)- Oppose suboptimal light indeed; that large open white-brown section in the middle really bothers me.--Peulle (talk) 21:15, 15 May 2018 (UTC)
- Oppose per Colin's first sentence. This is surely a useful photo, as it shows people in the landscape and therefore indicates a scale, but the composition doesn't work for me. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:18, 15 May 2018 (UTC)
I withdraw my nomination Poco2 19:27, 16 May 2018 (UTC)
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