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Temple of Zeus, Licabettus hill, Athens, Greece
  • Category: Commons:Featured pictures/Places
  •  Info all by me -- Jebulon (talk) 21:22, 15 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support In Athens, Greece, view of Temple of Olympian Zeus, with Lycabettus hill in background -- Jebulon (talk) 21:22, 15 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Great view! 😄 ArionEstar 😜 (talk) 22:50, 15 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Great view, but the lighting could be better. --Tomascastelazo (talk) 02:44, 16 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • Thanks for support. Any clue for an improvement ?--Jebulon (talk) 11:22, 16 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
      • Well, I would explore different times of day in order to see how the light interacts with the columns, bringing out more texture. I like early morning or late afternoon light. I think that the point from where you took the picture works very well and is different from what is available. --Tomascastelazo (talk) 13:10, 16 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
        • Ah ok, I understand. I'll watch at your next nominations very carefuly for examples to follow.--Jebulon (talk) 00:04, 17 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
          • Dear Jebulon, There is a difference between tourist snapshots and serious photography. A tourist snaps a picture that may or may not be taken under ideal conditions, while a serious photographer seeks out the best time of day in order to capture the best light. Photography, from the Greek roots, comes from photo=light and graphos=drawing… painting with light. So, taking into account not only the subject matter, the columns in this case, is not the only consideration. The type of lighting is extremely important also. One must understand the concept of directional lighting and use it when given the chance. This may mean that perhaps your picture, while nicely composed and placed in a certain context, may not be the best image obtainable. Granted, many times one cannot control the quality of light when one is in front of the subject, but also many times one cann go back and stalk the light. In this case, considering the place where you took the picture, and if you are already there, it may pay off to return and look for better lighting. Many times one has to make do with what is on hand, but I think that this is a case where a return visit would be warranted. You don´t have to wait for my future nominations to illustrate this point, for you may look as examples already here and posted below. Directional lighting is used to bring out texture and volume in subjects, and in my opinion is much better and creates better photographs in general.
          • Examples of directional light.
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          • Regards --Tomascastelazo (talk) 20:21, 17 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
            • Thank you, my dear "Serious photographer". Thanks for the lesson of ancient greek language too. The fact is that I learnt ancient greek during five years, but yes, it was a long time ago, so a "refreshment" of my knowledge is always welcome...--Jebulon (talk) 10:02, 19 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
            • I guess you mean this as "directional light" ? Artistic for sure, but not always very illustrative neither descriptive, and therefore suitable for an encyclopedy media repository as "Commons" is for me. One can submit FPC not only in early morning neither in evening "blue hour"... My poor opinion.--Jebulon (talk) 10:14, 19 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
              • My dear “Ancient Greek scholar Jebulon,” nobody said that either early morning nor late afternoon light is a requirement for FPC. For any particular subject it could be any time, any light, but there will always be one that will be special to the subject. My humble opinion is that directional light, or its “artistic” characteristic most often, not always, will make a better picture in a way as to enhance its educational value. --Tomascastelazo (talk) 03:29, 20 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  •  weak support Per Tomascastelazo--LivioAndronico talk 09:15, 16 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support --Tremonist (talk) 12:16, 16 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support -- Pofka (talk) 17:47, 16 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Good. I wasn't aware of this viewpoint so far, --A.Savin 20:17, 16 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Öhm... Just looked at the coords and they are definitely wrong. --A.Savin 20:19, 16 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Aw ! Thanks ! Obviously, it is not Utah Beach ! I'll correct soon. The view is from the roof/terrace of the "Royal Olympic Hotel"--Jebulon (talk) 23:49, 16 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
"Royal Olympic Hotel"? Jebulon is rich guys....I joke --LivioAndronico (talk) 19:17, 22 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
✓ Done Corrected, now. Good coordinates. Sorry again.--Jebulon (talk) 23:56, 16 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Confirmed results:
Result: 10 support, 1 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /George Chernilevsky talk 05:49, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
This image will be added to the FP gallery: Places
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