Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Sari temple 2

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 26 Apr 2014 at 15:28:30 (UTC)

Reason: A high quality, clear stitch of a fairly large temple (the largest one I've nominated so far).
Articles in which this image appears: Sari temple, Candi of Indonesia, Kewu Plain
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Chris Woodrich

Support as nominator -- — Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:28, 16 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support as before Hafspajen (talk) 17:57, 16 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support as before Mattximus (talk) 00:38, 18 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Minor flaws at full resolution (there's some artefacting in the plants to the far left, for example), but that resolution is so massive that they're insignificant. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 01:47, 18 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support. And don't mention the plants!. ;-) Ðiliff «» (Talk) 15:23, 18 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Plants I can handle... big fat leaves, on the other hand... — Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:24, 18 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support - impressive work --Godot13 (talk) 00:26, 23 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Nice exposure and great level of detail. Some distortion around the edges but doesn't significantly affect overall EV. --ELEKHH^T 09:52, 24 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I know a lot of work has gone into getting the perspective just right on this subject, but it still looks a bit off to me. It's as though parts of the building seem to be leaning back while other parts aren't; to my eyes, the building seems to disagree with itself in a way that suggests very detailed but ultimately flawed attempts to correct the perspective of a very difficult shot (a process that I'm familiar with). I don't know if any amount of post processing for these source images (or the previous shots) could produce a final composite that sits well with me. I've never been to the temple, but the photo of the replica (and even the photo of the rear) on the temple's page seem fine to me, so it should be possible to photograph this structure in a more favorable way. Also, I don't presume to assert that my appraisal of the perspective is correct or universal; the flaw I see could just be in my own perception, but I feel it's appropriate to voice my concern. Otherwise, great image. -- Tokugawapants (talk) 10:32, 24 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the feedback. Sadly, a tree growing not far behind where I was standing (visible at the right edge of File:Candi Sari.JPG) precluded getting any further back and thus giving an easier perspective fix; the leaves started overlapping with the top stupa. Going right and back ran me into more issues with leaves. That being said, I agree that a better image can probably be taken, and (perhaps) in the future we can have a D&R. I'm half tempted to bring a stepladder with me, to be honest; as the image I've linked to shows (and Google Maps confirms), this is a very tight space (maybe 5 to 8 metres from fence to temple), too tight to get the whole temple in frame (and leave some reasonable room at the edges) without getting higher up. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:30, 24 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the explanation. Your has been a valiant effort, for sure. If only consumer digital large format cameras were a thing.... Tokugawapants (talk) 14:00, 24 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Here's to hoping. Borobudur should be considerably easier, once I get a stretch of clear skies that lasts longer than the hour drive I need... photographers can get some considerable distance between them and the temple. Might even be room enough to use my 100mm macro... (I'll be uploading a large image, of a gate Taman Sari shot with said lens in the next couple days). — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:14, 24 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Sari Temple, 2014-04-10, from 52 images.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:29, 26 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]