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File:Guaita Fortress and San Marino (2023).jpg

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Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes.Voting period ends on 19 Dec 2023 at 16:43:59 (UTC)
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  • The sky and further background is consistently bad, whereas the middleground is sometimes equally bad and sometimes not as bad. You don't have to fix it on my account if you like the photo the way it is; I just won't support it. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 06:47, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose Pink colour cast and slightly oversharpened. Low quality overall - Benh (talk) 08:50, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment Thank you all. I am unable to make corrections to the image now, as there are multiple issues. I shook too vigorously on the background, perhaps there is too much of a pink tone, and this could be due to a white balance error. They seem like small things, but all together they are not at all. I preferred to create an alternative image which in my opinion seems very promising, and probably far better than the previous one. @★ , @Νικόλαος Κυριακάκης , @Ikan Kekek , @Benh , please, I will be happy to know your opinion about the next one. --Terragio67 (talk) 20:20, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]


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  •  Info The Guaita fortress is the oldest of the three towers constructed on Monte Titano (San Marino), and the most famous. It was built in the 11th century and served as a strategic watchtower on the City of San Marino and briefly as a prison. Created, uploaded and nominated by Terragio67 -- Terragio67 (talk) 20:20, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support --Terragio67 (talk) 20:20, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment This lacks the posterization and most of the noise in the other photo, but it also lacks the light, color and contrast that makes the other photo special. This is so drab by comparison, and like the other one, it's quite hazy in the distance. Don't get me wrong: this is a good photo. But I'm having trouble thinking of it as a feature in this context. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:36, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you very much. I'm actually already working on recovering the first photo. Unfortunately I will not be able to finish the work in an acceptable time: I took twelve shots taken in difficult climatic conditions, San Marino is 750 meters above sea level and the temperature was just below zero, with gusts of wind varying between 50 and 70 kilometers per hour. What does it mean? that the maximum visibility distance of 44 kilometers presents very high humidity levels downstream and consequently it is normal for there to be mist. The vegetation with these winds was badly moved, and, stitching the images together requires the skill of a painter because the branches and leaves of the trees or simple bushes are almost all out of alignment. Finally, panorama shot requires to set the same F-stop aperture for all images, with moving clouds and intermittent lighting it's not unusual to experience issues with white balance. Using post-production programs to remove these issues works, but can create posterization and other problems if misused...

I have to temporarily withdraw my FP candidacy, as soon as possible I'll try again. Thank you all for the support and advices received.  I withdraw my nomination Terragio67 (talk) 13:54, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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