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Info Karst lakes of Abishira-Akhuba Ridge under heavy clouds. Shot in dramatic weather conditions after heavy rain on the northern slopes of Abishira-Akhuba Ridge in Karachay-Cherkessia, Western Caucasus. Created, uploaded, nominated by Argenberg -- Argenberg (talk) 13:40, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, this particular place is often unfriendly, even in late summers and early autumns, albeit it permits taking ethereal pictures like this. But many other parts of Western and Central Caucasus look and feel pretty much like Alps. --Argenberg09:41, 7 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Made a small correction to the gallery link – there is a special gallery for natural scenes from Russia. I did not add the section anchor because there is not yet a section for the North Caucasian federal distric; if this photo gets promoted, we can create that section. --Aristeas (talk) 11:42, 7 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I often don't bother to vote if I think an image has no chance of being promoted. This is too dark and such a miserable day doesn't have any appeal for me. Charlesjsharp (talk) 22:14, 9 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Comment What’s wrong about bad weather? Images on FPC should only be sterile bright images made in sunny days? And what’s so wrong about dark images and darkness if it shows special weather conditions and precisely captures the scene? Overcast days and stormy skies make dramatic scenes and great light for photography. --Argenberg12:57, 10 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Comment The landscape lacks details in my opinion, because it's too dark, completely plunged into darkness. The sky is gray but not spectacular. It might have been an intense moment for the walker, but the photo does not communicate special colors or textures -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:52, 11 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Basile. Feels like sort of a near miss ... like it was taken from a passing airplane and the photographer knew s/he would have no other chance to take it so they might as well make the best of what they had. Moody, dramatic and atmospheric to be sure, but those qualities do not automatically add up to FP. Daniel Case (talk) 22:07, 11 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Comment It’s a wrong preposition to expect some set level of detail and color in every picture. In the world there are moments when colors and textures are muted by light and atmospheric conditions. This picture looks dark because darkness is there. It is late evening time before dusk and the valley is filled with dense atmospheric mist (fog) which obscures the mountain valley ahead. The image has relatively small color variations, which again might not be its weakness but may be its strength, yet provides enough texture for such an intense moment. The image may not reveal a lot of micro texture because of the fog and dense cloud cover, but has enough macro detail to be interesting. It shows the grand scale of the mountain range and dramatic atmospheric conditions after heavy rain just before sunset. I believe the intensity of the moment is well preserved and additional ‘colors and textures’ are not to be expected in this case and would only distract from the moment. It’s just a translation of the original raw file with minimal level processing in Lightroom. It sounds like an attempt to judge with a wrong set of criteria to make every image look ‘appealing’ with a set level of colors. In the world all kind of places. All around are different moments, no two moments are the same. --Argenberg00:21, 12 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Right, but while lots of photos are valuable, FP is in great part about photos that are spectacular. And it's hard to second-guess which photos people do or don't feel wowed by. Photos of other planets are different because they're so uncommon. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 08:12, 12 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
CommentEndeavor Crater The full-resolution image taken by the panoramic camera onboard the Opportunity MER-B Mars Exploration Rover showing the rocky surface of Mars. The landscape lacks detail due to dust. The sky is not spectacular. The photo does not communicate special colors or textures. Images from Mars are monochromatic because of the special Mars atmosphere and frequent dust storms. Martian dust storms can spread across the whole planet and envelope it in darkness for many sols (Martian days). I believe we could expect images from Titan to be more spectacular but they would also lack color and texture because of frequent monsoonal methane rains driven by seasonal change and its hazy nitrogen atmosphere. How alien and strange it would be to experience the weather on Saturnian moons. --Argenberg00:29, 12 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose A nice effort and quite atmospheric but for me it should be a little sharper and I have seen this kind of moody, misty photo done in a more interesting way, the light is a tiny bit flat Cmao20 (talk) 15:22, 14 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Info Karst lakes of Abishira-Akhuba Ridge under heavy clouds. Shot in dramatic weather conditions after heavy rain on the northern slopes of Abishira-Akhuba Ridge in Karachay-Cherkessia, Western Caucasus. Created, uploaded, nominated by Argenberg -- Argenberg (talk) 13:40, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
Support -- Argenberg (talk) 13:40, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
Comment I think I'd rather be in Austria. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:23, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
Oppose I often don't bother to vote if I think an image has no chance of being promoted. This is too dark and such a miserable day doesn't have any appeal for me. Charlesjsharp (talk) 22:14, 9 December 2021 (UTC)
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Weak oppose A nice effort and quite atmospheric but for me it should be a little sharper and I have seen this kind of moody, misty photo done in a more interesting way, the light is a tiny bit flat Cmao20 (talk) 15:22, 14 December 2021 (UTC)
