Image talk:Serpent mound 8438.jpg

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[edit] Photo Manip

This image looks like a photo-manipulation. It is far too green and far over saturated. I believe the original contributor may have used a special camera setting, improperly calibrated monitor color-profile, or custom editing approach to produce a saturated blue-green image. This image should be replaced with an image that more closely represents the natural hues and tones of central Ohio. I hope the contributor still has an original, unedited version and can upload it. John187 20:15, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Serpent Mound Image

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Hi, I noticed you are the contributor of the main image in the Serpent Mound article. This image looks like a photo-manipulation. It is far too green and far over saturated. Can you check to ensure the version you uploaded is not a photo-manip and is in fact authentically what was recorded by your camera or that your camera was not in a setting to record a very saturated picture. I live in Ohio and it is defnly not this green ;) Perhaps you have a problem with the color profile calibration in your monitor?

If you don't have a more natural representation of the Serpent Mound, I can donate one of mine. Nature is beautiful, just as olive and drab as it really is. I think making it greener just makes it look false, not more esthetic. John187 20:08, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

No, the photo is not manipulated in any way. It was a crisp, clear day with very low humidity, which made the images vivid. It was only cropped slightly and resized. I think the criticism is grossly unjustified, and therefore somewhat insulting. If you want to add a drab image from a blah day, please feel free, but I defend this photo as accurate.

By the way, when you add a comment on a user talk page, please put it at the bottom. Pollinator 20:32, 10 February 2007 (UTC)