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[edit] Hacha Grande, Lanzarote

Hacha Grande (562m), in the south of the Canary Island of Lanzarote, viewed from the road to the Monumento Natural de los Ajaches (Punta de Papagayo).

Cropped version

This is a panorama composed of 7 images which I took while staying in Lanzarote last month. I think it does a reasonable job of illustrating the mountainous desert landscape of south-eastern Lanzarote - an island mostly noted for its beach resorts and the vast area of volcanos and lava flows on its western side. The day had been intermittently cloudy but in the evening the low sun cast the mountains in striking relief. Image appears in Hacha Grande, Lanzarote, Yaiza, Las Palmas and Canary Islands.

• Self-nominate and support. - Yummifruitbat 23:36, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

• Comment - I can't decide whether a tighter crop improves the image or if it's better to show more foreground to give an impression of the emptiness of the area (there was nothing but scrub for about 2km in front of me). I've uploaded a cropped version for comparison.

• Support first version it's amazing to see how the mountains appear suddenly out of the ground. The cropped version looks too, well, cropped. --Thelb⁴ 07:47, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
• oppose nice, but i don't particularly find it shockingly beautiful --Vircabutar 08:31, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
• Support no preference for edit or original. Why don't you make Hache Grande and put it in there? Stevage 08:58, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

• That's on my to-do list (very busy offline at the mo) - I can't claim to be an expert on the mountain itself so whatever I do create is likely to be fairly cursory. --Yummifruitbat 23:53, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Cursory? What, you mean, like, a stub? :) Stevage 07:43, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

• Yup! Done now :) --Yummifruitbat 18:53, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Nice work. Interesting typo of mine: "hache grande" means "big axe" in French...same in Spanish? Stevage 11:42, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

• Neutral. I like the shot, but would prefer it if the top of the left mountain wasn't in shadow. The right mountain also lacks any depth, although a photograph in which both mountains have well-defined shadows may not be possible. — BRIAN0918 • 2006-08-01 21:45

• I'm not 100% sure, but I think it is unlikely that this would be possible. Firstly, the features of the smaller hills to the right are physically less pronounced, so any shadows will not be as dramatic as on the mountain, leading to a reduction in perceived 'depth'. Also, the hills are curving away from the camera (left to right). None of my shots from other times of day show any greater 'depth' on the hills. Not much I could do about the shaded peak of the mountain; by the time the clouds had moved on it was getting dark. --Yummifruitbat 23:53, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
  • The mountains aren't going anywhere :) — BRIAN0918 • 2006-08-02 01:33

• Well no, but since I live 1650 miles away it's a little inconvenient to pop back for a re-shoot :) --Yummifruitbat 06:42, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

• Support Original. I like it. Nice lighting. No obvious stitching faults. --jjron 10:49, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
• Support either. I'm not sure which I like better, because the uncropped version centers the mountain nicely in the middle, while the cropped version puts more focus on the mountain itself, while the uncropped version shows how the mountain comes out of nowhere, while...in either case, good picture (I'll let everyone else decide which version is best). --Tewy 07:36, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
• Support original. My only objection to it was that the dark area at the bottom was a little distraction. But having heard everyone else's opinions, I see that the distraction is insignificant to a balanced photo. --Tewy 02:13, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
• Support Original. --Mad Max 23:34, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
• Strong Support for the cropped version. Pinkstarmaci 04:47, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
• Support original, the cropped version unbalances it. zafiroblue05 | Talk 18:37, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
• Oppose. Nothing spectcular. - Cribananda 06:10, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
• Support. Seamless, well done and high res and illiustrates the subject well. WikiSlasher 12:36, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
• Strong Support For either version. Having had close up experience of the subject matter recently, I can say the picture portrays it incredibly. The weather at the adds to this stunning effect. A great picture all in all.Archibald99 01:35, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
• Support Good Picture, and I like the contrast that the clouds provide. -Inklein 06:21, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
• Support originalNnfolz 00:14, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
• Oppose per Cribananda. Portions of the picture are just too dark and featureless. --Nebular110 22:42, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Promoted Image:Hacha_grande_from_papagayo_pano.jpg Raven4x4x 00:32, 13 August 2006 (UTC)