Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Rainbow over Waimakariri River, New Zealand.jpg

File:Rainbow over Waimakariri River, New Zealand.jpg, featured

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• Category: Commons:Featured_pictures/Places/Natural#New_Zealand
•  Info Another of Podzemnik's New Zealand photos, one that I found whilst looking at QI. I find the cloud formations to be very interesting and dramatic, and I think that the composition - with a big sky and a comparatively thin strip of land at the bottom - has a spacious, 'wide-open' feel to it, heightening the natural beauty of the scene. Created by Podzemnik - uploaded by Podzemnik - nominated by Cmao20 -- Cmao20 (talk) 21:27, 5 May 2019 (UTC)
•  Support -- Cmao20 (talk) 21:27, 5 May 2019 (UTC)
•  Support Thanks for the nomination, Cmao20. Yes, it was really dramatic evening. The pictures was taken right before the sunset and it started to rain soon after I captured the scene. --Podzemnik (talk) 21:52, 5 May 2019 (UTC)
•  Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 04:21, 6 May 2019 (UTC)
•  Support --BoothSift 04:51, 6 May 2019 (UTC)
•  Oppose The landscape is quite unsharp especially at the left, and the composition does not convince me --Uoaei1 (talk) 06:32, 6 May 2019 (UTC)

• Well, it's a landscape after sunset. You don't really get the same sharpness as you get during the day. I'd also say that the resolution is quite good... --Podzemnik (talk) 19:51, 7 May 2019 (UTC)

•  Support -- 🇪A〒ℂ🇭A  💬 20:03, 6 May 2019 (UTC)
•  Support --Palauenc05 (talk) 20:14, 6 May 2019 (UTC)
•  Support --Famberhorst (talk) 11:22, 7 May 2019 (UTC)
•  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 13:55, 7 May 2019 (UTC)
•  Oppose Visible halo over the trees (my guess is local contrast applied due to shadow recovery). -- KennyOMG (talk) 14:49, 7 May 2019 (UTC)

@KennyOMG Can you please point me where it is exactly? I feel like these halos are often visible in a thumbnail but they're not actually there when you look at it in a full size. I don't know why. In a full size I see only halo like thing on the left side but that's just a white cloud behind the trees. I didn't apply any local local filters. --Podzemnik (talk) 19:51, 7 May 2019 (UTC)

You can see them on thumbs more often because it exaggerates the effect. Open your pic in PS, Image > Adjustment > Equalize, then adjust the gamma (0,5 is probably a good guess) and you'll see it's present no matter the size. It bothers me on full size as well (without any ps wizardry). The lighter area on the left is not an issue, it's a legit cloud indeed. -- KennyOMG (talk) 07:23, 8 May 2019 (UTC)

•  Support Mainly for the mood --Llez (talk) 07:55, 8 May 2019 (UTC)
•  Weak support Yes the trees are unsharp, but they're not the subject. Daniel Case (talk) 17:14, 8 May 2019 (UTC)
•  Neutral Quality is good, it's just that I personally don't find the cloud formations captivating enough for FP. – Lucas 20:35, 9 May 2019 (UTC)
•  Oppose Sorry buddy, as per Lucas. I would even say it's to gray and boring, despite two rainbows and nice clouds. Also a bit out of focus (only that wouldn't be a reason to oppose though). You've got better ones! Don't hide them. -- Jakub Fryš (talk) 04:23, 14 May 2019 (UTC)
•  Neutral. Vulphere 14:17, 14 May 2019 (UTC)

Confirmed results:

Result: 10 support, 3 oppose, 2 neutral → featured. /BoothSift 22:57, 14 May 2019 (UTC)

This image will be added to the FP gallery: Places/Natural#New_Zealand