Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Long shadow of a dead tree with its branches on the dry fields of Laos - landscape.jpg

File:Long shadow of a dead tree with its branches on the dry fields of Laos - landscape.jpg, not featured edit

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Category: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural#Laos
Info created - uploaded - nominated by Basile Morin -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:58, 27 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:58, 27 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 06:03, 27 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral Great light and colors, and using the shadows + cleared tracks as leading lines is a nice idea, but I feel like the lines don't lead anywhere. The focal point is too centered and consists of some random trees; of course the rule of thirds can be broken, but I don't see a compelling reason to do so here. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 06:13, 27 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

One of the reasons why the rule of thirds was not really possible here is because of my own shadow, visible from another angle, and also because the main subject really was this shape. I've nominated this landscape format version basically because it is a landscape, but now from your feedback I wonder if the portrait version below is not a better choice. Thanks for your opinion -- Basile Morin (talk) 08:36, 27 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose I think it has the makings of a good photo but agree that everything points towards the upper centre, where they eye finds nothing much. This reminds me of my File:Tree Shadow - Hitch Wood.jpg where the tree shadow consumes enough of the image to become the subject, but it had its own flaws. Here the tree shadow is not dominant enough. Btw, I wish we could comment against a centred subject-position without citing the discredited "Rule of thirds": it's a myth. -- Colin (talk) 18:58, 27 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Alternative edit

Info portrait version -- Basile Morin (talk) 08:36, 27 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

~~Support~~ -- Basile Morin (talk) 08:36, 27 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support Despite your baseless revenge vote that it is in my eyes. --Hockei (talk) 12:19, 27 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Abstain after the comment above. I'm not here to fight with anyone, neither to get my "bad" pictures promoted by users throwing insults. My nominations are not the place to promote an indistinct spider that 3 reviewers opposed for only one support within 3 days. Anyone can look at my votes, I've opposed here 8 times for 8 different people very recently. Be bold, and also expect that from others. I prefer a no-vote than a fake "angel" sending a wrong signal. Improve, don't be too proud of yourself for no reason. Better sometimes to withdraw and nominate better images -- Basile Morin (talk) 13:44, 27 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Support --Llez (talk) 12:48, 27 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Basotxerri (talk) 15:24, 27 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose This is weaker than the other one. -- Colin (talk) 18:58, 27 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I withdraw my nomination -- Basile Morin (talk) 21:22, 27 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed results:

Result: 3 support, 1 oppose, 0 neutral → not featured. /--Basile Morin (talk) 21:22, 27 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]