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Peaks Ilinden (2,542 m) in the foreground and Pelister (2,601 m) in the background, Baba Mountain, Macedonia
  • I would say altitude, since this is at over 2,500 meters. Compare with this summit photo (2,000 meters) and other from that altitude and up. --cart-Talk 20:07, 14 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • The darker sky with higher elevation is caused by the atmospheric aberration due to the scarcity of air. It may be mitigated by using a polariser but the higher contrast of the blue may not. How much this phenomenon will be pronounced also depends on the distribution of clouds on the sky and the location of the sun. For a similar appearance, see this, this, this and this (there are many other examples).--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 07:44, 15 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • I tend to disagree with you, not because what you're saying is untrue, but because you miss an important point. Yes, the snow is white so is in this case (except for the cloud shadows, which are normally grey), but its actual whiteness is subject to factors, such as exposure to sunlight and distribution of clouds around the sun. Please note that the left side of the mountain is whiter because of its direct exposure to the sunlight, while the right side is greyish because of its location in shadow. It's also to be noted that the shadow colour depends on how much the sun is covered with clouds and the angle at which the sunlight is emitted. The clearer the sky and the straighter the angle, the blueish the shadow will be; otherwise, the shadow will be greyish. That said, the cloud shadows are always grey, because the sunlight can never reflect from the clouds on the ground at a straight angle; the snow dune shadows may be greyish or blueish depending on the aforementioned factors (compare this one as an example where the direct sunlight reflects at straight angle and the snow dune shadows on the bottom of the image are blueish with this one as an example where the angle is not that straight and the sunlight is hindered). For me personally, one of the main reasons for nominating this one was the quality of textures, lighting and colours.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 08:23, 15 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Confirmed results:
Result: 10 support, 5 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /Poco2 15:57, 23 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
This image will be added to the FP gallery: Places/Natural
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