Wikipedia:Valued picture candidates/Childe's Tomb

Childe's Tomb

Original - Childe's Tomb is located on the south-east edge of Foxtor Mire on Dartmoor. It is approximately 3 feet 4 inches (1 m) tall and 1 foot 8 inches (0.5 m) at the crosspiece. Legend has it that the cross was erected over the kistvaen (burial chamber) of Childe the Hunter.

Reason

Great EV,Historic Interest

Articles this image appears in

Childe's Tomb;Childe the Hunter

Creator

Herbythyme

• Support as nominator --Mbz1 (talk) 03:41, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
• Support very good and highly educational. ZooFari 05:06, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
• Support. I probably would have gone a little lower to put more of the cross in the sky, and a little further back to get the edge of the depression at right, and perhaps a little more 'head on', but all up it's a pretty good illustration of the place adding value to the article. --jjron (talk) 16:17, 14 February 2009 (UTC)
• Mostly I agree with Jjron :) Lower would have been better (with hindsight) however "head on" was not an option as the background would have not been sky at all then so the cross would not have been as visible. I guess it is one that I consider ok so Support & thanks. --Herby ^{talk thyme} 13:20, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
  • Yeah, I was wondering what other background there was, i.e., if there was a reason you'd gone for this angle rather than more head on. --jjron (talk) 08:07, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
    • The ground rises steeply if the cross had been face on looking one way - in the other direction there would have been waaay too much sky. As with so much a compromise seemed the best answer! Cheers --Herby ^{talk thyme} 09:20, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

Promoted Image:Childe's tomb 2.jpg --jjron (talk) 12:47, 27 February 2009 (UTC)