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Info: Capelinhos Volcano viewed from the eponymous lighthouse. The pre-1957 eruption sea cliff is visible on the right. All by -- The Cosmonaut (talk) 01:13, 15 July 2024 (UTC)
Support -- The Cosmonaut (talk) 01:13, 15 July 2024 (UTC)- Support El Golli Mohamed 10:26, 15 July 2024 (UTC)
Oppose Nice composition. But it looks a bit 
Overprocessed: at the line where earth and sky are coming together it looks as if the darker part was brightened and thy sky was darkened significantly leading to a halo effect. --August Geyler (talk) 18:17, 15 July 2024 (UTC)- Support A very impressive view of this harsh landscape. I agree that the small white line or halo effect at the mountain edge could be sorted to improve the image further. But I would not call the image overprocessed. Darkening the sky and brightening dark parts of the landscape is an established part of photographic practice; people have already done this in the time of film photography, either by combining several negatives in a single print (like e.g. in this famous photograph) or by applying paper masks, dodging and burning during the exposure of the print. Just like HDR the goal is to reproduce the extreme dynamic range of the reality within the limited dynamic range of a photograph. The assessment should be guided by the question whether the result gives a realistic and appealing impression or not. And IMHO this photo achieves indeed a very realistic impression. – Aristeas (talk) 12:54, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
- @Aristeas: thank you very much for the thoughtful comments! You 100% understand the essence of my post-processing philosophy. This very desolate landscape, which reminded me of Iceland a lot, is not at all typical of the Azores, where lush vegetation usually dominates. Combined with ominous clouds and setting sun, I was hoping to convey the brooding atmosphere of the moment. --The Cosmonaut (talk) 13:56, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Milseburg (talk) 22:30, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Famberhorst (talk) 16:58, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
- Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 20:10, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 06:39, 23 July 2024 (UTC)
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This image will be added to the FP gallery: Places/Natural#Portugal
