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  •  Question - Why do you think it's OK for you to write "there is no composition"? You can say what you think is lacking in the composition, but that kind of remark is pretty objectionable, considering that some of us think this is a great composition and I actually posted that very phrase verbatim. So what that means is that we either are seeing something different from you or have a different concept of what "composition" is. It's also a rude remark. I try to be careful to post "The composition seems random to me", rather than "There is no composition". I hope you can see the difference between the tones of those two statements. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 16:00, 5 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Ikan, I know the distinction you are getting at, but per COM:MELLOW we can appreciate that foreign-language writers may not always express with the nuance of a native English writer [though we both know of other users for whom language difficulties haven't hindered their ability to throw obvious insults]. All our comments here are "in my opinion" and "I think that..." sort of comments. I do sometimes wonder at the "great composition" support votes because that can seem rather vague to those that really aren't seeing a great composition. It's one of those things like "beautiful" that doesn't really explain your rationale, just expresses your satisfaction. We have here a country path. There are lots of such photos so a path disappearing into the distance isn't automatically a great composition, even if a widely used motif. And there are trees arching overhead, but they don't quite form any interesting pattern. So... what is great about the composition? If you think about the most famous woodland avenue: search Google images for "The Dark Hedges" (of Game of Thrones fame) you will see the best photos have great light or great weather or make use of a person in the frame. Here, I just see that the photographer was out for a walk on a sunny day along a pleasant path and raised the camera to their eye to take a photo. There's just a bit too much chaos for me to identify a "composition" and the light is harsh. -- Colin (talk) 16:40, 5 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
thanks you Ikan but it's ok, no problems. There is no need to argue for my images, if it is so successful then the votes will be justices, otherwise it is that the critics must be true. I should not had grumble the last time... Christian Ferrer (talk) 17:07, 5 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not really arguing for your image in this case but discussing the language used to oppose it.
However, Colin, to elaborate on why I find the form very good, it's because of how I feel the arabesque when I look around the picture frame, and also the way the dark and light alternate. If you either don't see that or it affects you differently, that would be why we differ. I do agree that "The Dark Hedges" is a more obviously striking scene, but I think the shapes and lines in a composition like this one can be just as valid a reason to support a picture for a feature as a scene that's immediately striking. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 17:14, 5 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Confirmed results:
Result: 6 support, 5 oppose, 0 neutral → not featured. /PumpkinSky talk 20:57, 6 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
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