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Original – The prang of Wat Arun, lit against the night sky, seen from across the Chao Phraya River
Reason
Good quality photo of one of Bangkok's most iconic buildings. I like how the lit prang contrast against the night sky. The near-perfect symmetry isn't easily obtained either. (I note that there's a ghost boat to the left, but I don't find it particularly distracting.)
Articles in which this image appears
Wat Arun
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
User:Preecha.MJ
  • Support as nominatorPaul_012 (talk) 19:21, 14 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Looks great. DonFB (talk) 19:49, 14 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Nice photo, but a daytime image is better for an encyclopaedia. Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:00, 20 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    • I agree. And I've looked, but it appears lighting conditions don't favour great daytime shots of the temple. The temple is on the west bank of the river, so afternoon shots are inevitably back-lit. Most early morning shots I've seen have the smaller northwest prang in the shadow of the central one, and by the time the sun rises high enough for the shadow to subside the light becomes pretty much too harsh. There are probably a few months where the sun rises at just the right azimuth to create the perfect lighting, but I wouldn't hold my breath. We already have quite a few night FPs of architecture, and Wat Arun is one of those structures that are most picturesque under night lighting. --Paul_012 (talk) 16:22, 20 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:49, 25 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]