Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/View from Summit of Le Canigou

View from Summit of Le Canigou

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Original - The Canigou (el. 2,784.66 m./9137 ft.) is a mountain located in the Catalan Pyrenees of southern France. Due to its sharp flanks and its dramatic location close to the coast, until the 18th century the Canigou was believed to be the highest mountain in the Pyrenees.

Reason: Good image quality and has encyclopedic value, showing a part of the world that few people would get to see. Stitching quality appears to be acceptable. Note: 360 degree panorama.
Articles in which this image appears: Canigou
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama
Creator: Steve & Jem Copley from Kuwait, Kuwait

Support as nominator --Purpy Pupple (talk) 05:18, 21 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
~~Oppose~~ the thumbed image looks like an obvious support, but when clocking on the zoom, I realized that there is absolutely no need to have this image at 20MB, as it is not that sharp. Unless I am mistaken, I think this image would have the same quality at 5MB. Also, the composition is not that great (the people are slightly distracting). Nergaal (talk) 16:30, 21 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment I always thought that downsampling was frowned-upon, but when I reread Wikipedia:How_to_improve_image_quality, I realized that it is actually recommended. I have uploaded the new file (10000 px wide) on top of the original. Please reconsider your oppose. Purpy Pupple (talk) 22:00, 21 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - Yep, it actually looks more decent. I am not 100% sold on the image though. Neutral for now. Nergaal (talk) 23:54, 21 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment There's some strange artefact on the ridge below the sun - the top half is really blurred, and there's a distinct line below which the rocks become sharp. Is it atmospheric or photographic??? Aaadddaaammm (talk) 23:34, 21 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Hmm, I never actually noticed that before you mentioned it. Might be a stitching error. Purpy Pupple (talk) 03:19, 22 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - Oppose There's the same error on the far left (left of the cross), I wish it wasn't though, cos I like the picture apart from this. Aaadddaaammm (talk) 23:42, 24 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    - Yeah, it's a pity :( ...I'm inclined to withdraw it, but I guess I'll wait a while to see if anyone supports it or can fix the error. Since it's a 360 degree panorama, it is understandable that an error near the right would extend all the way to the left. Purpy Pupple (talk) 02:30, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I'm dubious about the EV-- you can't really see much of Le Canigou in this picture, given that the photo is taken from on top of it. Wouldn't a photo that showed the mountain (taken, for example, from a nearby mountain) have more EV? Does this photo have good EV for any other mountains in the area? Spikebrennan (talk) 19:43, 23 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment seeing as people frequently climb to the summit, I'm sure there is some EV in showing the summit. For instance, the article also mentions, "On its summit there is a cross that is often decorated with the Catalan flag." -- this is clearly visible in the image (left side) and thus helps clarify the article. Purpy Pupple (talk) 02:30, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Poor image quality in some of the panorama segments. Nothing that can be done about it other than going back up and re-shooting. Which, coincidentally, I might have the chance to do in about 6 months time. Will have to see. :-) Ðiliff «» (Talk) 18:50, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted —Maedin\^talk 07:25, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]