Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Saint Faith Abbey Church of Conques 22.jpg

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File:Saint Faith Abbey Church of Conques 22.jpg, not featured[edit]

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Saint Faith Abbey Church of Conques, Aveyron, France
  • This kind of processing is the signature of the photographer and you are admitting that its his signature: it is a big result for a photographer and a big compliment to Tournasol7. Among dozen of undistinguished pictures shown here where the only problem is wether they are enough sharp or not in the very top left pixel, this kind of images are a gift becasue they show a creative signature. Photography is also made of colour processing. I would suggest you to try to cross-process some of your pics and enjoy the result. Lookf of photographs have changed a lot in the last decades and heavy colour processing is very fashionable lately. By the way, why is black and white accepted here? Black and white is a very evident colour processing.Paolobon140 (talk) 07:56, 19 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Paolobon140, actually fashion isn't a sign of individual creativity. Following the herd to get a tattoo or beard, say, is more a sign of conformance to the group than independent thinking. Fashions come and go, and an educational media repository like Commons tends to value images that stick close to reality. Anyone can take a photograph of an Italian church interior, push the Clarity/Highlights/Shadows/Sharpness sliders around with a heavy hand, and expect folk who've never seen the church to have their eyes pop. There's a place for photos that adopt a certain style, but I wouldn't want heavy colour processing to be fashionable at Commons FP. While it might be fun to look at a movie and recognise it was colour graded in a way popular for 2018, I would prefer if the photos on Commons were timeless. Back and white works for the very reason that it doesn't make any pretence to represent the scene's colour: the viewer is not tricked. The guidelines for Commons FP require that significant post-processing be documented. -- Colin (talk) 08:42, 19 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Many photographers here have developed a distinct and recognizable style. I've even seen voters refer to photos as being in "Cart style". However, almost none of these photographers have relied on effects or over-processing to achieve that style. You don't need to pull out every toy in the tool box to get a signature, it has more to do about chasing a certain light, subject, angle and composition. Btw Paolobon140, since Basile is a recognized artist, I don't think he needs to be told that he can play with colors. :-) Since you don't know the people behind the signatures here, I suggest you treat users here more like your equals than someone with their first camera. When we post photos here, we sort of try to keep them in the style of the Commons project. That doesn't mean we don't know any other styles. --Cart (talk) 10:11, 19 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose This post-process is not a personal touch in my view, but more like a heavy make-up. You can put 3 kilos foundation every morning on your face to try to be beautiful, this is just artificial and spoiling your natural appearance. My comment was not a compliment. Paolobon140 fails in the interpretation. Instagram is certainly a better place to play with trendy filters to transform everything normal into magically impossible -- Basile Morin (talk) 04:38, 20 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirmed results:
Result: 6 support, 4 oppose, 1 neutral → not featured. /--Basile Morin (talk) 13:52, 25 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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