Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/The Flatirons

The Flatirons

Original - The Flatirons, as seen on a winter morning, are rock formations located near Boulder, Colorado. The most iconic of the formations are the five numbered Flatirons, located along the east slope of Green Mountain (numerous smaller named Flatirons can be found on the southern slopes of the mountain and among the surrounding foothills).

Edit 1 by Schcambo.

Edit 2 by _→AzaToth

Edit 3 by Schcambo.

Reason: Absolutely stunning picture of a very iconic mountain; I'm including the original version here just for reference, I've edited it to tone down the blue colors, apart from that I think it's technically very good.
Articles this image appears in: Flatirons; Boulder, Colorado; Colorado Chautauqua.
Creator: Jesse Varner (User:Molas).

Support edit 1 or edit 3 only Schcambo (talk) 17:53, 21 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support edit 1 only (oppose original): Not very sharp, but a quite interesting picture. Admirable, in my opinion, even when there are some technical weak points, it's enough. —αἰτίας •discussion• 20:38, 21 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support edit one only Good picture. Interesting. S♦s♦e♦b♦a♦l♦l♦o♦s ^{(Merry Christmas!)} 20:50, 21 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I'm not as photography or PS savvy as some of the folks here so correct me if I'm wrong, but the colours on this just don't look right. In trying to correct aberration on the original, you may have gone too far. Sunrise always gives you 'odd' colouring, but the yellowish tint on this seems unnaturally strong. Matt Deres (talk) 03:45, 23 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Looking at the Flatirons page, the other pictures show that the rock is naturally yellow in tone; certainly the blue is not normal, even in morning sunlight. Schcambo (talk) 16:32, 24 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Have tried to make an more sharpened version; see edit 2 _→AzaToth 14:41, 23 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support Edit 2, colours appear more correct, sharp enough. --Aqwis (talk – contributions) 13:55, 24 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Have uploaded edit 3; sharpened and colors adjusted. Schcambo (talk) 16:32, 24 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support Edit 2, I am the photographer -- I feel that edits 1 and 3 have way too much of a yellow cast that does not match the actual colors I saw that morning. I remember in my 'mind's eye' a soft pink glow on the sunlit areas, and a subtle blue in the shadows. These are the colors I experienced on this snowy landscape at first light. I like this sharpened version (edit 2) Molas (talk) 18:29, 24 December 2007 (UTC).[reply]
Support Edit 2 as per Molas. Matt Deres (talk) 15:06, 25 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Flatirons Winter Sunrise edit 2.jpg MER-C 02:37, 28 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]