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File:Mina de Chuquicamata, Calama, Chile, 2016-02-01, DD 121.JPG, featured[edit]
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- Category: Commons:Featured pictures/Industry
Info Interior view of Chuquicamata, a state-owned copper mine located 2,850 metres (9,350 ft) above sea level just outside Calama, north of Chile. It is by excavated volume the largest open pit copper mine in the world. The huge hole was started in 1882 as a mine to extract gold and copper. It is 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) long, 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) wide and with a depth of 850 metres (2,790 ft) it is the second deepest open-pit mine in the world (after Bingham Canyon Mine in Utah, USA). Note: to get a feeling of the scale spot out a haul truck, which is 9.5 metres (31 ft) long and 4.5 metres (15 ft) high.An exterior view of the mine by Poco a poco gained FP status earlier (File:Mina de Chuquicamata, Calama, Chile, 2016-02-01, DD 110-112 PAN.JPG). This interior view is much different. The composition is well done, the technical quality is excellent, and the huge scale of the mine is even more clearly demonstrated. I also love the colors and texture of the rock layers.
Created and uploaded by Poco a poco - nominated by INeverCry 19:25, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
Support INeverCry 19:25, 18 July 2016 (UTC)- Support --Reguyla (talk) 19:50, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
- Support, but perhaps there should be a bit more cropping on the right side to eliminate the unsharp foreground in the lower right corner. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 20:58, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
- Support Cool, thank you INeverCry, it was quicker than I expected. Should I crop it as Ikan suggested or do you want to re-nominate :P? Poco2 21:02, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
- @Poco a poco: I like it as is and wouldn't want to lose any of the road at bottom right in a crop. But it's your image, so you can make changes as you see fit. Personally I'm fed up with FPC and won't be participating here any more, as it's gotten less and less enjoyable for me over time. Good luck with this candidate. I'll stick to looking at nominations and downloading copies of the ones I like for my personal collection. INeverCry 21:34, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
- Talk about what's taking the fun away for you, if you like. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 01:34, 19 July 2016 (UTC)
- That would be really a pity, I'd also like to understand why Poco2 19:21, 19 July 2016 (UTC)
- Support -- Ali Zifan 21:25, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
- Support Leave it be, you would loose the contrast between steps and slide. w.carter-Talk 21:38, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
- Support --Ralf Roleček 23:20, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
- Support Lovely texture and detail that unexpectedly works in this orientation. Daniel Case (talk) 05:08, 19 July 2016 (UTC)
- Support --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 08:32, 19 July 2016 (UTC)
- Support --Llez (talk) 11:20, 21 July 2016 (UTC)
- Support − Meiræ 14:35, 23 July 2016 (UTC)
Confirmed results:
Result: 11 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /George Chernilevsky talk 05:35, 25 July 2016 (UTC)
This image will be added to the FP gallery: Industry
