Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Monolith, the Face of Half Dome/2

Voting period ends on 10 Nov 2024 at 13:06:46 (UTC)

Reason: notable photograph, high quality and resolution
Articles in which this image appears: Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, Ansel Adams, Half Dome
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator: Ansel Adams

Finding the right version took a lot of time, that's why this second nomination. Thanks to Adam Cuerden.
Support as nominator – Yann (talk) 13:06, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Lots'a'spots, white and black... --Janke | Talk 13:51, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment — I know you're trying really hard to make this image work, but this copy has washed-out blacks at the bottom, which the others didn't. Moonreach (talk) 16:28, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I don't agree with calling it "washed-out blacks". Because this copy has more detail in the darker areas than the other versions (compare at same magnification). Ansel Adams had his own unconventional developing and printing techniques. So his highlights and blacks aren't always conventional. I am not an expert but that's what I've read about him. Bammesk (talk) 01:40, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I edited the image and uploaded Alt 1, per Janke (restored spots) and per Moonreach (adjusted darker levels at the bottom). In the nom version (Original), the darker levels are noticeably brighter at the bottom. That's not the case in these versions: [1][2][3]. Looking at other images at the source link [4], these are prints, and in some scans light leaks around the edges throwing off the darker levels, examples [5][6]. I think that explains it and justifies adjusting the levels at the bottom of the nom image. On a different note: I think Library of Congress has a higher resolution scan, but does not allow downloads because of copyright, even though publication was 1927 and copyright has expired. We can do a "delist and replace" nom when the LOC copy becomes available. Support Alt 1. Bammesk (talk) 19:14, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]