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

Aztec Ruins National Monument
Voting period ends on 14 Jul 2015  at 18:53:16 (UTC)
 * 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:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
 * Creator:RO


 * Support as nominator – RO (talk)  18:53, 4 July 2015 (UTC)
 * 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)
 * 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)
 * Arguably, yes. Others may have opinions different from mine. Sca (talk) 21:57, 5 July 2015 (UTC)


 * 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)
 * 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)


 * 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... gaz hiley  10:47, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
 * 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)
 * 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... gaz hiley  14:14, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
 * 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)


 * 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)

--Armbrust The Homunculus 18:54, 14 July 2015 (UTC)