Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Quarry in Makhtesh Ramon (50771).jpg

File:Quarry in Makhtesh Ramon (50771).jpg, featured

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• Category: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural#Israel
•  Info created and uploaded by Rhododendrites - nominated by W.carter -- cart-Talk 09:54, 29 March 2017 (UTC)
•  Support Yes, some of the clouds are blown, but who cares. It is a stunning scene from Israel that makes me think of Doré's Bible Illustrations. The shape of the cloud and the crepuscular rays is emulated very well in the craggy boulders and sand below ("on earth as it is in heaven"). -- cart-Talk 09:54, 29 March 2017 (UTC)
•  Support I'm wowed too -- Thennicke (talk) 10:17, 29 March 2017 (UTC)

• And it's good to see that the shadows weren't brightened too much in post. This image is all about contrast. -- Thennicke (talk) 10:19, 29 March 2017 (UTC)

•  Support might look interesting in slightly overdone b&w, Salgado style...! --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 14:02, 29 March 2017 (UTC)

• ...sort of like this then. (just kidding) ;) --cart-Talk 14:52, 29 March 2017 (UTC)
• As it happens, I had played with a black and white version of this (and a couple others) in Lightroom, but didn't upload any because I tend to think there's limited use for b&w on Wikimedia sites. Since you mention it, though... File:Quarry in Makhtesh Ramon bw (50771).jpg. — Rhododendrites ^talk |  22:18, 29 March 2017 (UTC)

•  Oppose since I think it works better in black and white. Daniel Case (talk) 22:40, 29 March 2017 (UTC)
•  Oppose per Daniel. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 03:17, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
•  Support I have a slight preference for the black and white version (which is uncommon for me), but from an encyclopedic standpoint I do like that this version captures the purplish color of the quarry, which was -- if I recall correctly -- used for clay. It was abandoned, as the several other quarries in the makhtesh were required to do, when the land was legally preserved. — Rhododendrites ^talk |  03:49, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
•  Oppose No wow for me --Uoaei1 (talk) 05:31, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
•  Oppose nor for me. Charles (talk) 15:20, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
•  Oppose Per Uoaei1--Ermell (talk) 06:39, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
•  Oppose I believe it is a bit too dark since you can barely see some details, especially the ones in the center of image. As Daniel Case mentioned, black and white probably looks better. -- Pofka (talk) 18:02, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
•  Support I love the crepuscular rays, and the shapes and textures of the rock quarry are quite interesting. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 02:31, 3 April 2017 (UTC)

Alt version - B/W

•  Info Since there has been some calls for a black and white version, and Rhododendrites has been kind enough to provide one, I think an alt version is in order. 'Pinging' previous voters: Thennicke Martin Falbisoner Daniel Case. --cart-Talk 23:13, 29 March 2017 (UTC)
•  Support I have no problem with this version either; it is in fact even more Doré. --cart-Talk 23:13, 29 March 2017 (UTC)
•  Support per my !vote above. Daniel Case (talk) 00:12, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
•  Support - I prefer this version. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:01, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
•  Support - I have a slight preference for the black and white version (see cmt above). — Rhododendrites ^talk |  03:49, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
•  Oppose Still no wow for me --Uoaei1 (talk) 05:31, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
•  Support though you could emphasize the contrast even more, i.e. darken shadows and brighten highlights in the lower half the image - cf. Cart's version (except for the blown clouds/sun, of course). Btw., I wouldn't overestimate the importance of narrowly defined encyclopedic value here on FPC... --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 05:47, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
•  Support I also generally dislike BW conversions, but it works well here -- Thennicke (talk) 07:15, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
•  Oppose I don't see any benefit here in B&W. 15:19, 30 March 2017 (UTC) Charles (talk) 11:14, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
•  Oppose Per Uoaei1 again.--Ermell (talk) 06:40, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
•  Support Second choice. I prefer the contrast between the blue sky and red soil. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 02:31, 3 April 2017 (UTC)

Confirmed results:

Result: 7 support, 3 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /Yann (talk) 21:46, 7 April 2017 (UTC)

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

The chosen alternative is: File:Quarry in Makhtesh Ramon bw (50771).jpg