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File:20180126 FIS NC WC Seefeld Fabian Riessle 850 0439.jpg, not featured[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes.Voting period ends on 11 Feb 2018 at 07:56:28 (UTC)
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Fabian Riessle (Germany) on the final uphill climb in the final lap of the 5km Gundersen run in Seefeld/Tirol 2018 chasing Jan Schmid (the current leader of the world cup that day) which he eventually caught up a few meters later and crossed the finish line in third.
I'm still OK with this new version. Daniel Case (talk) 16:05, 6 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
 Question then why this vote? - Benh (talk) 08:06, 3 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment @Charlesjsharp: I've uploaded a new version with changed white balance and a bit selective darkening the background. In ternms of sharpness please note that the ski-bob-lady shot by Isiwal is downscaled, which is perfectly o.k. to me, but I fully intentionally left Fabian Rießle at 100% because his face is reasonably sharp enough for print and other possible reuses. --Granada (talk) 06:51, 6 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose Sharpness is ok and it's action-y, but the main subject is in shadow while the background is in sunlight and that's seldom a good combo. Also the skiers aren't that separated from the rather busy background and the shadow gives the snow a rather unpleasant greenish tint. Sorry. --cart-Talk 18:33, 3 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
 Question Shouldn't this !vote be struck now? Daniel Case (talk) 16:04, 6 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • No. One vote per picture up to the block is ok according to the discussion that followed the debacle. Only the noms that have the PS/HG double votes get one of those votes struck. --cart-Talk 19:11, 6 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Granada: Unfortunately, that is how it is many times, since most users don't want to give an 'O' without careful consideration. If you want to end the nomination, you have to put the {{withdraw}} at the end of the nom and sign it, please. --cart-Talk 11:41, 4 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • @W.carter: PumpkinSky's vote made me post that I should close this nomination, but now I'll leave it open as I'm still convinced that it's a great shot as noted by Daniel Case. btw: I tried to dim the background by laying a mask over it, but then the image looks purely unnatural. No good idea. --Granada (talk)
  • Perfectly ok. Even though I voted 'opposed', I still think it may have a chance and if the majority votes for it, I'm fine with that. That's how the system works. :) --cart-Talk 13:12, 5 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Btw, small tip for you. If you take the white balance from the snow in front instead of the huts behind the trees, do a selective very small darkening of the background's mid-tones and bring up the foreground's highlights a little bit, I think it will make the photo look better. --cart-Talk 13:33, 5 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • @W.carter: Thank you very much for that hint. This was one of the first images I uploaded quite quickly while the event was still running (this was the first of three days) and did not much care about white balance. I'm now almost finished (took about 4000 shots) and I noticed once again that the auto-wb of the D850 works fantastic in comparison to the D4 I had before, but that it could help a lot to tweak it a few degrees (+3 warmer in Lightroom is enough in most cases). Especially in such tough lighting situations with bright snow and stray light of the sun coming through the trees. --Granada (talk) 13:51, 5 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • @W.carter: I've uploaded a new version with changed white balance and a bit darker background (made an auto mask in LR based on about the brighter midtones and lowered the lights and the shadows in the masked area) --Granada (talk) 17:23, 5 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thank you, I'll take this under consideration later. When you alter your nomination this way, you must also 'ping' all the other voters (I think you can skip PumpkinSky), even those who voted for the photo, since they may or may not like this new version. --cart-Talk 17:36, 5 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment Actually it's been quite late in the afternoon with a beginning sunset so the colors are now more correct than the blueish tint it had before due to much of the light being reflected by the snow. :) --Granada (talk) 12:41, 6 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Not sure, because downscaling also provides an impression of poorer quality when looking at full size (less impressive format). Also a high resolution is useful for further crops, in case of a reuse for example. Here at 6Mp, I find the face just okay, but not exceptionnal. Smooth, like lacking texture. But my main objection is the background, too busy -- Basile Morin (talk) 00:10, 7 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

 I withdraw my nomination I'm perfectly fine with this withdrawel. This is not my best photo. --Granada (talk) 17:47, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed results:
Result: 8 support, 4 oppose, 0 neutral → not featured. /--cart-Talk 11:09, 10 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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