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Geothermal power plant[edit]

Original
Edit 1 by Fir0002
Edit 2 by Fir0002 - sharpening only
Reason
Nominated by User:Palthrow on Wikipedia:Picture peer review. It is a very beautiful image, fairly good technically (the pipes could be sharper, but a large area is in decent focous), and answers the burning question "What does a geothermal power plant actually LOOK LIKE, anyway?"
Proposed caption
The Nesjavellir power plant, located near Þingvellir, Iceland is the largest geothermal power plant in Iceland.
Articles this image appears in
Iceland, Geothermal power in Iceland, Geothermal power, Renewable energy in Iceland, Nesjavellir
Creator
Gretar Ivarsson
  • Support as nominator Enuja 21:06, 1 August 2007 (UTC) support either original or edit 2; oppose edit 1. Enuja 02:57, 7 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
By the way, picture peer review desperately needs more eyeballs and more opinions. Personally, I think it's a good thing to have, but it's just not fair to tell people to nominate there first when very few people will look at it, and it might not even get a single bit of feedback. Help make WP:PPR stronger! Enuja 21:06, 1 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • Fine point. I'm going to start checking it more regularly. --Peter 03:52, 2 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • support--Mbz1 21:19, 1 August 2007 (UTC)Mbz1[reply]
  • Comment - I think I would prefer this image if it was cropped so that the flat bunkerish building is on the far left and a corresponding amount from the bottom to maintain aspect ratio. I may do this myself tonight as an alternate. Zakolantern 21:48, 1 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - very good picture and encyclopedic. Chris H 01:39, 2 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - What kind of processing was done on this? There's something about it I can't put my finger on--the first time I looked at it, I thought it was a painting--a sort of surreal quality, maybe some contrast tweaking? I'm leaning towards support but that aspect makes me a little uneasy. --Peter 03:52, 2 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I don't know about the processing, but Palthrow said, on the PPR nomination page, that they could acquire a higher resolution version. Enuja 04:20, 2 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The pic does have a very artificial feel to it. The smokestacks (or steamstatck or whatever they are called) pipes almost look like CGI. I'm sure it's not a CGI pic, but I do suspect some contrast tweaking. It's nothing major, but it'll be nice to know. Otherwise, a very stunning and encyclopedic pic. Will support upon further clarification. =) Jumping cheese 05:40, 2 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
It's something about the colour. Was the picture taken around the sunrise/sunset?--Svetovid 19:01, 2 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
In answer to your questions, as far as I know, the photographer did not alter this photo at all with image processing tools. The strange illumination is due to Iceland's well-known midnight sun. The illumination in the evening when the sun is just above the horizon is somewhat surreal ;). In regard to obtaining a higher-resolution version, I can do it once I get back in touch with the photographer. -- Palthrow 17:44, 6 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • support My eye saw nothing funky in it originally, and I still can't. Perhaps per Svetovid's suggestion, it is the low incidence arctic illumination which I've heard alters color balance in strange ways because it passes through a lot of atmosphere. Debivort 19:32, 2 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support The lighting is probably it's strongest point (the composition is nice too though) - it transforms a pretty dull scene into a great shot. Original image however is a bit soft, especially at full res. Easily fixed however Preference for Edit 1 followed by Edit 2 followed by Original --Fir0002 07:54, 6 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

  • Support Edit 2 - good work.--Svetovid 11:55, 6 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support original, oppose edit 1 Nicely done - it does answer that burning question! Edit 1 is way oversaturated/overcontrasted, though. thegreen J Are you green? 16:15, 6 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Edit 2 - Cacophony 05:27, 7 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Promoted Image:NesjavellirPowerPlant edit2.jpg MER-C 09:52, 7 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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