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Original – Selfoss is a waterfall in the river Jökulsá á Fjöllum located in northern Iceland. It is part of a waterfall system along with Hafragilsfoss & Dettifoss in the river.
Edit – Cropped version to balance out the falls and the sky
Reason
High resolution, very updated
Articles in which this image appears
Selfoss (waterfall), Jökulsá á Fjöllum
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
Martin Falbisoner
  • Sounds a little overstated and like a personal opinion. i.e.There's nothing wrong with the quality that can be delineated in concrete terms, like focus, clarity, etc. BTW, the cropped image now looks a bit squashed and crowded. Original has much more depth -- and large sky areas are common place in many fine works of art. Original image puts you outside. Cropped image looks like you're viewing the falls through a window. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 00:09, 13 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • The rocks and cliffs which should be sharp look like something a paintbrush may produce. The grass is not green because the time is all wrong for such a picture. The original has half of it with useless sky while the crop feels too cramped. IMO, it is not possible to accurately reveal the reality of such a scene in single exposure and perhaps a bit of post processing and NR has led to the softness in addition to the diffraction softening --Muhammad(talk) 06:01, 13 November 2014 (UTC) -- Gwillhickers (talk) 16:49, 13 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Grass not green enough? Rocks not sharp enough? Right... You forgot to mention that the "uselss sky" is not blue enough. Image depicts mist around falls nicely, while details of the rest of the cliffs are clear. Let's not forget the EV either. Image accurately depicts falls and surrounding geology, regardless of the 'less than green' grass. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 17:01, 13 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Even a rotten quality picture has EV in that it is better than nothing at all. Now this image shows the waterfalls and it does that ok. If the light were better, it would do a better job at that. Taking images just a few minutes after the solar noon when the light is harshest is not a good idea. See this image taken at a different time--Muhammad(talk) 16:52, 14 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • I guess this means there are some lush landscapes in Iceland? Well, I realize Iceland is warmed by ocean currents, and isn't as cold as Greenland. But I still like this image. Sca (talk)
  • Sorry, but with the bizarre lighting that one looks gimmicky to me (and has little EV). Sca (talk)

Promoted File:Selfoss July 2014.JPG --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:37, 15 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]