Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Aztec Ruins National Monument by RO

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Aztec Ruins National Monument[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 14 Jul 2015 at 18:53:16 (UTC)

Original – Central room block of Aztec Ruins National Monument
Reason
It's of a high technical standard that exceeds our expectations for minimum resolution.
Articles in which this image appears
Aztec Ruins National Monument
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
RO
  • Support as nominatorRO(talk) 18:53, 4 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak oppose – This pic was recently subbed for this one. Personally, I find the previous photo sharper and more visually interesting, due in part to contrast from shadowing. (Though I realize the nominated pic shows more of the ruins.) Sca (talk) 21:39, 4 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • According to FPC#5, "A picture's encyclopedic value (referred to as 'EV') is given priority over its artistic value". My picture has significantly more EV than the previous one, which showed only a small portion of this massive complex. RO(talk) 16:53, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Arguably, yes. Others may have opinions different from mine. Sca (talk) 21:57, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - Useful, but it only shows parts of the ruins, and the lens distortion around the edges (particularly that right edge) is horrendous. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:51, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Useful, but it only shows parts of the ruins; the only way to show the entire ruin is from the air, such as with this image I uploaded in May: File:Aztec West.png RO(talk) 22:28, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per Chris Woodrich - the blur/softness at the edges is a big issue. Only the very centre of the picture seems to have clarity... gazhiley 10:47, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment You guys were right about the blurriness, so I cropped out the edges. Does it look better now? RO(talk) 22:46, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Not for me sorry - the whole picture is blurred, other than a very small part in the centre... Cropping the edges doesn't change that... gazhiley 14:14, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • No worries. Maybe Santa will be generous enough to leave me a medium format camera with lenses this year. RO(talk) 16:21, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • It's probably just the light but it looks washed-out to me. I prefer the panorama shot in the article (also yours) though being a lazy cow I've only had a quick look at it. Belle (talk) 00:03, 9 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:54, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]