Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Waterfall in Russian Gulch State Park.jpg

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File:Waterfall in Russian Gulch State Park.jpg, featured[edit]

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Waterfall in Russian Gulch State Park, Mendocino County, California
 Comment I'm sorry that you don't like the image. For me, the trees add to the scenery. In the end, I'm personally interested in depicting the things like they are. --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 01:44, 2 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Neutral It is a nice shot of the waterfall but since the tree trunks are so prominent, the photo should have been composed around those instead. That would have included more of the trunk to the left. The blue shadow/yellow sunlight ration is not very well handled either, but that is correctable. --Cart (talk) 14:52, 1 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
 Comment "More of the trunk to the left"… sorry, I wouldn't have been able to deliver, even if we had talked before I went on the hike to photograph this place :-) What's not necessarily visible in this picture is the fact that I was standing at the end of a path – in the leftmost corner of that scene – right on the edge of a steep gradient. So, without a drone, no one will be able to deliver what you're asking for (which you couldn't know). I appreciate the feedback on the colors though and will look into this over the next couple of days. Thanks, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 01:44, 2 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
 Comment Cart Thanks again for the feedback. I agree that I didn't handle the blue colors well. I've made slight adjustments. As this is just a very minor correction, I replace the old file with a new version. Best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 02:46, 8 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
 Comment I respect your feedback. Now, this is a serious question and I don't mean to offend you: what should I have done about the tree trunks? Are you saying it is impossible to take a featured picture of that scene unless someone (e.g. from the California State Park system) removes the trunks? I'm a bit at a loss when it comes to what I should have done differently. And I'm open to suggestions. This place is only three hours from where I live and I could easily go back next year. --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 01:56, 2 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I don't know what other angles are possible. If there's a way you could be further to the right, such that the tree trunks are over to the left and not or not significantly in the way of the waterfall, that would be best. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:04, 2 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I hear you. I actually tried that as well. Problem is that there was another – living – tree to my right, which would then have covered the right part of the image (including some branches hanging down into the view of my wide angle lens). Whenever I take pictures, I really "work the scene", but this was the best I could do in this case. --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 02:14, 2 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
In that case, it might not be possible to take a photo of this motif that I'd consider an FP. However, this currently looks likely to pass. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 05:16, 2 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
That sounds like a plan :-) --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 15:15, 2 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirmed results:
Result: 11 support, 3 oppose, 1 neutral → featured. /--Cart (talk) 21:48, 9 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
This image will be added to the FP gallery: Places/Natural/United States
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