Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Young juniper needles.jpg

File:Young juniper needles.jpg, not featured edit

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Category: Commons:Featured pictures/Plants#Family : Cupressaceae
Info I was actually photographing something else when the sun lit up these little "stars" next to me and I gave it a shot. Please, no alt version unless asked for though, let's try to get this page back to 'normal'. All by me -- w.carter-Talk 19:06, 26 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- w.carter-Talk 19:06, 26 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Sorry, poor DoF imo and I can't see an artistic intention--Lmbuga (talk) 20:02, 26 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I tried several DoF and this is actually the one that came out best. The different shoots on the juniper were at so many levels, no way of getting all of them sharp (complete focus stacking is not an option on a cliff with a handheld camera). At f/11 many were sharp, but so was also the older parts of the branches and the picture just looked messy, the background also became way to sharp with that. As for the artistic side, the little shoots looked like small bright stars against the darker green/brown and I tried to catch a "constellation" of them, no deeper meaning than that. It came out better that I hoped for since I normally don't shoot plants and I can honestly say that wouldn't had managed even this if I hadn't been looking at so many of Famberhorst's and Iifar's pictures lately. The honor for any good comments for this pic should fall to them, any blame or bad critique is all on me. :) --w.carter-Talk 21:28, 26 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Support Perhaps no artistic image but beautiful for me -- Spurzem (talk) 20:32, 26 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - I'm very sorry, but per Lmbuga. I respect your artistry and intention, but my eyes can't make sense out of this photo as a composition, partly because it appears pretty jumbled to me. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 04:49, 27 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Sorry, per Ikan Kekek. --Basotxerri (talk) 14:08, 27 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I withdraw my nomination No problem I see where this is heading, looks like I should stick to what I know best for now. Thanks for the comments though, they are much appreciated. :) w.carter-Talk 14:47, 27 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Result: 2 support, 2 oppose, 0 neutral → not featured. /INeverCry 19:08, 27 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]