Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Wle Calafuria 11.jpg

File:Wle Calafuria 11.jpg, featured

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•  Info created by Anna.Massini - uploaded by Anna.Massini - nominated by Anna.Massini -- (⧼Anna Massini alias PROPOLI87⧽) (talk) 08:53, 19 June 2023 (UTC)
•  Support -- (⧼Anna Massini alias PROPOLI87⧽) (talk) 08:53, 19 June 2023 (UTC)
•  Support Impressive. And even more impressive as I see it was taken with a smartphone. --LexKurochkin (talk) 16:03, 19 June 2023 (UTC)
•  Comment I promoted this at QIC, but I'm unconvinced it's of FP quality. I will deliberate. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 17:48, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

•  Comment Looking again, it's at least quite close to FP quality. But is there any way you might be able to borrow a better camera? You have a very artistic sensibility and would benefit from better equipment. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 05:04, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

  My art is born in an instant, my photos are "carpe diem" seize the moment. I have a busy life and even if I had better equipment, maybe at the moment of my inspiration I didn't bring it with me, but my smartphone is always in my bag.It is a great satisfaction for me to have managed to convey something beautiful. Thank you with all my heart. (⧼Anna Massini alias PROPOLI87⧽) (talk) 08:15, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

•  Oppose FP potential, no doubt about it but half of the image is an uninteresting bush. The composition would have been much better using something like 100 m and focusing on the cliff. The quality is also low, no detail can be appreciated. Poco a poco (talk) 18:25, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

  I have many photos of the Boccale castle and its cliff, and many of them can be found on wikimedia also by other photographers. This shot is particular and unusual as it was taken for Wiki Loves Earth, for the Calafuria naturalistic area, and for this reason the vegetation was framed more than the castle, which however enriches the photo due to its particularity. This explanation seemed necessary to me. Thank you. (⧼Anna Massini alias PROPOLI87⧽) (talk) 07:21, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

  I like the composition. The bush actually adds feeling of depth to we scene. Without it would significantly less interesting. LexKurochkin (talk) 15:45, 23 June 2023 (UTC)

•  Support For me the composition works very well, the castle is shown in its environment in an impressive and beautiful way. --Kritzolina (talk) 15:11, 21 June 2023 (UTC)
•  Oppose Image is not interesting enough. 20 upper 08:55, 22 June 2023 (UTC)

  There will be nothing striking in the photo, but there is the majesty of nature in this photo, if you look carefully there is the sunlight on the right that illuminates the bush, the flora of the Calafuria nature reserve, the roughness of nature in the cliff, and the plants that grow there despite the arid and stony environment, with the Boccale Castle in the background. A picture in which the work of man is reconciled with the harmony of nature. Being in that place looking at the sea gives a sense of peace and being in harmony with the world. This I think I managed to photograph. I respect your opinion. Thank you. (⧼Anna Massini alias PROPOLI87⧽) (talk) 09:57, 23 June 2023 (UTC)

•  Weak support Regardless of the qualitative imperfections, the compositional quality is supreme. I would like to give the photo some deserved love. I agree with your point that smartphones are incredibly practical, but with today's technology, their sensors are far too small. Best, -- Radomianin (talk) 12:13, 22 June 2023 (UTC)
•  Weak support The light is very good, and the inclusion of the bush is an interesting juxtaposition. --Aristeas (talk) 14:59, 23 June 2023 (UTC)

  Yes, I agree, it works this way. LexKurochkin (talk) 15:48, 23 June 2023 (UTC)

•  Support --MZaplotnik^(talk) 16:54, 23 June 2023 (UTC)
•  Oppose Overprocessed, see grainy texture on bush and wooded slopes. Also I agree that something's lacking compositionally—maybe the image would work with stronger light or less sky. Or both. Daniel Case (talk) 02:51, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

  I don't find everything you say right, moreover if I cut a piece of sky, the immensity of the nature of the place would be lost, sea, sky, wild vegetation, greenery in an arid place, cliff on the sea. The photo is part of the protected areas of the wiki loves earth. Thanks anyway. (⧼Anna Massini alias PROPOLI87⧽) (talk) 07:09, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

•  CommentSurely this FP will not pass, but I say that I proposed it not for personal pride but to make this place and the magnificence of the nature of this place known. I want to thank those who have understood my message, for your sensitivity.(⧼Anna Massini alias PROPOLI87⧽) (talk) 08:14, 26 June 2023 (UTC)Anna.Massini(⧼Anna Massini alias PROPOLI87⧽) (talk) 08:14, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

•  Comment It has 6 supporting votes vs. 3 opposing votes, so it could be as likely to pass as fail. But I'm going to share something with you. When I was in college, a placement audition I did as part of a routine procedure at the beginning of a semester was once criticized in the following way: I was told that in professional auditions, the judges look for someone who can play every note accurately, in rhythm, and with all the correct dynamics and articulations, and then they look for something extra. The judge said: "You have the something extra, but you don't always play the notes accurately. Why don't you practice more?" In that instance, the problem was not that my equipment was less than professional (in fact, I still use the same instruments today as a professional), but that I wasn't taking the placement exams seriously enough as practice for professional auditions, but I think there is an analogy to be made, so I would say to you: You have that something extra, but on FPC, we also count execution. Yes, it's really useful to have a cellphone at the ready. I take a lot of cellphone photos, but I have yet to upload any of them to Commons, because I have not yet figured out things like how to do perspective correction on an iPhone. Your cellphone photos are very good, but I believe that someone at your level of artistry deserves to have more professional equipment to develop further capabilities and be able to take more photos that are clearly among the very best on the site. I know in the past, Wikipedia societies in several countries have lent professional cameras to photographers who needed them for professional development. Are you sure you are uninterested in that? I'd like to think it's still possible for someone who's already developed a lot, as I believe you have, based on the work you've submitted. Note that I have no personal knowledge of whether these kinds of activities are still occurring, nor how they work, but those, anyway, are my thoughts. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 09:06, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

  Thanks for sharing your experience, I'll share mine too. I well understood that I need better equipment, but for the moment I have no intention of buying or borrowing from someone, as these are such delicate things that I don't want them to break and then have to pay them back. Having said that, every now and then I allow myself to nominate FP when the photos convey particular emotions, especially when it comes to capturing particular lights, like the one on the bush from the right. About 20 years ago I started taking photographs precisely for the sake of immortalizing light. It happened that my mother became blind due to a rare disease, she could only perceive great flashes of light, and so I, at the time young, identified with her and realized how lucky I was to be able to see all the beauty of the world and of nature, I imagined how terrible it would be not to be able to see anymore, and since then I have tried, although a camera is not as powerful as a human eye, to capture all the nuances of light. For over 20 long years I have been my mother's eyes, daily, my eyes have seen for me and for her. I tell this so that you can understand the origin of my sensitivity, which seems like art, but it was an emotional journey. And I get excited when those who don't know me can understand. It means that through a photo I can convey emotions.Thank you. (⧼Anna Massini alias PROPOLI87⧽) (talk) 13:11, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

• Sure thing, and I understand. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 18:50, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

•  Support Love the clouds! --SHB2000 (talk) 13:56, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
•  Support --Palauenc05 (talk) 21:23, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
•  Oppose per others. --Milseburg (talk) 13:27, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

  I would appreciate it if you could better explain your dissenting vote. Thank you in advance. (⧼Anna Massini alias PROPOLI87⧽) (talk) 13:47, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

  Composition isn`t outstanding enough for FP in my eyes. Sky and bush are too dominating. Also grainy in detail. + Horizon is slightly tilted. I wonder about the stern of the ship. Not good enough for FP. Milseburg (talk) 12:05, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

  okay. Thank you for your explanation. The dominant bush and sky, it is precisely because the photo was taken for Wiki loves earth, and therefore it is wanted. In the context of wild nature in an arid environment, with fascinating elements such as sea and cliffs, the beautiful Castello del Boccale can be seen in the background. It's all intended both to emphasize the nature of the place and not the Castle, of which there are many other photos on Wikimedia. Out of curiosity, I can say that the ships are still at sea waiting to enter the port of Livorno. A thousand thanks. (⧼Anna Massini alias PROPOLI87⧽) (talk) 12:41, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

•  Support -- Karelj (talk) 13:52, 27 June 2023 (UTC)
•  Oppose Agree with Poco a Poco --Tagooty (talk) 15:43, 27 June 2023 (UTC)
•  Support 😄 ArionEstar 😜 23:33, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

 CommentThank you all for your support and also for your criticisms which I will keep in mind for the future.(⧼Anna Massini alias PROPOLI87⧽) (talk) 15:15, 28 June 2023 (UTC)Anna.Massini(⧼Anna Massini alias PROPOLI87⧽) (talk) 15:15, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

Confirmed results:

Result: 10 support, 5 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /-- Radomianin (talk) 13:05, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

This image will be added to the FP gallery: Places/Natural/Italy#Tuscany