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Juglans regiawalnut, grown in California.This is the new version, taking into consideration the comments of the voters. (Edit 1)Is this fine? (Edit 2)Edit 3, edit of verstion 2 by
Fir0002
Reason
A hi-res image, shows the details of a walnut clearly, and seems to meet the criteria. Alternate option:
Image:English Walnut (version2).jpg.
Weak Support, illustrive and a high-resolution picture, but a rather uninteresting composition. Perhaps an adjustment of levels and cropping in photoshop would make it more visually appealing?
Jellocube2700:16, 29 December 2006 (UTC)reply
Weak oppose. The lighting is a little strong, and it's a little blurry in places. I don't know if I like the unnatural surface the walnut is resting on. It's a nice picture, but not featured material in my opinion. --Tewy01:33, 29 December 2006 (UTC)reply
Looking for flaws...looking for flaws...ah! It's just a little bit blurry at full resolution! ;-). Support (edit 2), very nice. --Tewy05:21, 31 December 2006 (UTC)reply
Oppose. OK shot, but no "wow", and a slightly distracting background. I'd also like to see a cracked nut (or the innards), that would improve the enc. --
Janke |
Talk05:35, 29 December 2006 (UTC)reply
Moderate Support; it's quite a good shot, and there is nothing I can find fault with as far as the focus on the walnut, picture resolution and image quality are concerned. My only problem lies with the surface on which the walnut is placed on. At times, it can be a bit distracting. However, I think it is a good shot on the overall. --
AltirisExeunt05:54, 29 December 2006 (UTC)reply
Oh, I thought you placed one on a road and took it lying down. I was wondering why the surface was so rough. No offence there, though. Just thought I should mention it for your information. --
AltirisExeunt11:52, 29 December 2006 (UTC)reply
Weak oppose - I'm opposing not because the picture is bad (it is a great picture), but because it could and should be better. I don't like the colour of that rubber surface. Also, it would be better if an open walnut were put close to this one so we can see the inside.
Alvesgaspar13:17, 29 December 2006 (UTC)reply
Comment. The composition is much better in the second version. However, there are a few things that I think could still be improved. First, a large portion of the full walnut is out of focus (more so than the original). Try for a more narrow aperture if you can, to increase the depth of field. Next, the lighting is still a little harsh for my taste (light subject, dark shadows). Finally, it's minor, but I would like to see them spaced a little more apart. I think if you can address those issues, you'll have my support. --Tewy18:29, 29 December 2006 (UTC)reply
Comment Can you tell me what you used for lighting? My guess is a direct flash as the lights are quite hard on the walnuts. If you can (limited by flash strength), can you try maybe a bounced flash? Of course, this is not as important than the limitd DOF and I would still support this nevertheless. --antilivedT |
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G22:02, 29 December 2006 (UTC)reply
Comment I like the new one much more, the background is great. However, the subjects are a bit too close together for my liking, and they are a bit out of focus as well. Otherwise, a great shot! —The preceding
unsigned comment was added by
Jellocube27 (
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Comment Ok, here's the second picture with improved focus; sorry it took a while. I have two other almost identical ones too (they are slightly brighter), in case you find fault with this one. Can I please eat the nuts now? ;-) |
AndonicOTalk |
Sign Here14:09, 30 December 2006 (UTC)reply
Strong Support, attractive composition and of good encyclopedic value. Don't eat them just yet, though, someone else may have a gripe :)
Jellocube2704:35, 31 December 2006 (UTC)reply
Aha, edit2 is actually in focus pretty much everywhere. All those versions and edits make it fairly confusing. So I'll go neutral on that one. I'd prefer to see the whole nut from an angle where the seam between the two halves of the shell is visible. Also, whats the red paint on the cracked nut? --
Dschwen15:53, 1 January 2007 (UTC)reply
The red paint is where the brand name was painted (Diamond). I couldn't avoid getting it (the nut was broken on the other side, so I had to take the picture from that angle), and cracking even more nuts would have led to an economic disaster. :-) |
AndonicOTalk |
Sign Here16:12, 1 January 2007 (UTC)reply