Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Taktshang Monastery

Taktshang Monastery in Bhutan

 * Reason:A breathtaking view of Bhutan's most famous monastery. I found this fascinating picture to be of very good and rare quality, and thought that it could have it takes to become featured.
 * Articles this image appears in:Taktshang
 * Creator:Douglas J. McLaughlin


 * Support as nominator &mdash; Hús  ö  nd  18:23, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose. This is a really, really cool place, and a decent shot.  However, it has a number of artistic flaws that makes me unable to support it for a FP.  Something like the rule of thirds is not an absolute, but this picture would definitely benefit from the monastery not being dead center and instead being either in the bottom left or top right - probably the top right, which would eliminate some of the wasted space of sky.  While I'm sure it is often cloudy and damp there at 10,000 feet, the other picture at Taktshang shows it is possible to capture this scene in better weather, which would make the scene feel less flat and washed out.  Finally, there appears to be no point in the image that is perfectly in focus; it should be possible to get the monastery itself sharp, and it is not.  (To tell quickly, look at the lines of the building at 100%). —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Zakolantern (talk • contribs). - I don't know why it said it was unsigned.  Zakolantern 23:36, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Support Stunning. I don't care much for the rule of thirds. —Pengo 06:06, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Support High on stunning value, high on ENC value. Would this look good on the main page and draw visitors into Wikipedia? Oh Yes - therefore support. Pedro | Chat  07:48, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose - per User:Zakolantern, looks like a snapshot with almost no composition value to speak of; Detail smeared due to noise reduction (probably camera in-built); It may be a difficult to capture picture, but it just doesn't cut it. --antilivedT 09:40, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose - per User:Zakolantern and antilived, I agree entirely that the composition is not very good and the monastery is not very sharp. Beautiful place and nice picture to show your friends (aka. "I've been there!" ;), but not an FP. Luca 10:45, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose I actually don't mind the composition at all, but the monastery itself is just not in focus. Matt Deres 14:37, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose I agree with Zakolantern regarding the washed out colors. It's a pity, since the subject is quite striking. vlad§inger  tlk  02:43, 14 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Oppose per above. I've seen several better pictures of this subject matter.  (A pity that those better pictures aren't in the public domain). Spikebrennan 17:42, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

MER-C 03:53, 18 July 2007 (UTC)