Wikipedia:Picture peer review/Temple of Heaven, Beijing

Temple of Heaven, Beijing


Proposed Caption: Panorama of the The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, the Emperor's last stop on his yearly sojourn to the Temple of Heaven Complex. Here, on a wide expanse against open sky, China's sovereign prayed for good harvests in the coming year. Built in 1420 and rebuilt in 1889 following a fire, the Hall was last renovated in 2006 as a major icon of the upcoming 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

Reasons: This panorama is a striking image of the most famous buildings of the Temple of Heaven; it captures the wide openness of the place and the backdrop of empty sky in a way that the cramped close-ups do not. This image, IMO, has great encyclopedic value, adds a lot to the article, and furthers reader interest. Nevertheless, would the image be better served if it were cropped to only the center Hall/sacrificing the wings? Can someone comment on technical aspects?

The image appears in Temple of Heaven. It could also enhance the "Architecture" or "Tourism" sections of Beijing, as well as the temple article in general.

Author: User:Maros

Comments:
 * Nominated by: Malachirality 00:06, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

Seconder: Nominated at FPC as Temple of Heaven, Beijing by Malachirality on 12 October, 2007. --jjron 16:55, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
 * I think this would make a great featured picture. Keep the wings; this gives a great idea of what the place as a whole looks like.  Great stitching, too; the only problem I could find was an elbowless man, and I'm pretty sure that's because he moved between images.  Enuja  (talk) 21:33, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
 * It is quite good, I like it. Re the cropping, since the building on the right is cut off, I would take it in a bit on the left and do the same there (unless you have a version with nothing cutoff). That would also place the central hall in the middle of the pano - at the moment it is slightly off centre. I didn't realise the thumb was scrolling off the side of my screen. The sun was presumably behind the clouds to the left of frame, which has slightly overexposed that area of sky and given that 'wing' strong shadows compared to the well lit wing on the righthand side; perhaps those things could be touched up slightly. --jjron 07:14, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
 * I decided to have a go at an edit, the first time I've done anything that extensive (I usually sharpen, adjust levels, this and that, but never anything major). Of course, if I've completely screwed up, please tell me so. Basically, I blued the sky, brightened the whole picture, and tried to fix exposure differences (the left being darker than the right). thegreen J      Are you green?  04:14, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
 * You may as well put the edit up on FPC rather than here since it's now been nominated there. --jjron 16:55, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
 * I was more seeking a review on the edit, since I'm unsure of how well done it is. thegreen J      Are you green?  17:09, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

