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Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural/Russia#North Caucasian Federal District
Info The Milky Way over the Caucasus Mountains, Russia / Created by Илья Бунин - uploaded by Илья Бунин - nominated by JukoFF -- JukoFF (talk) 22:08, 28 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- JukoFF (talk) 22:08, 28 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support the North Caucasus isn't a very easy place to visit, but I'm glad Илья Бунин perfectly captured the area's serene beauty! --SHB2000 (talk) 23:34, 28 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Striking photo (or composite), but very small for 2019. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 04:36, 29 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose (nicely done) Composite. The mountains were taken in daylight (very sharp shadows) and... you don't get a milky way in 1/640th of a second ;) - Benh (talk) 08:21, 29 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Mountainside looks unnatural for night time. --Milseburg (talk) 10:13, 29 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Question What is fake/unnatural? It's OK to feature photos of the Milky Way with land shot much earlier in the day, so where do you all draw the line? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 15:16, 29 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I don't mind HDR-merges for star shots, as long as the light from the sky matches the land below. You want to make it look as natural/plausible as possible. That is not the case in this photo. The very hard line for me would be to shoot the land after sunset and the sky when it's totally dark. But the best photos would be a merge of some photos taken within minutes of each other, like you do with "normal" HDR. You can take a few shots with lower ISO, focus on the land, even longer exposure time, maybe aided by some light painting with a torch, just before or after you shoot the stars. --Cart (talk) 15:58, 29 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose as per above. Yann (talk) 18:31, 29 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Sorry but it look fake --Wilfredor (talk) 19:48, 29 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support - ABAL1412 (talk) 18:59, 30 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Impossible composition with mountains taken in daylight and sky at night. It's like showing stars over a rainbow -- Basile Morin (talk) 00:59, 31 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Kind of looks like the milky way is illuminating the valley. That's fine for a psychedelic poster, but not Commons' style. My problem with this one is not so much that it is not real, but that it might be mistaken for being real. --El Grafo (talk) 12:23, 2 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Strong oppose Per others. With no new supports in almost a week, I suggest it's time for the nominator to withdraw this image. Daniel Case (talk) 18:19, 4 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I withdraw my nomination It's beautiful, but sadly not true. JukoFF (talk) 21:19, 4 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]