Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Chehel Sotoun Inside, Isfahan.jpg

Chehel Sotoun

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 3 Oct 2014 at 14:29:49 (UTC)

Reason: One of the most taxing images I have taken. I was shooting handheld and the inside light was not ideal. Add to that the people moving around, and the almost 180 degree view, led to some frustrating moments and tired hands. I'll admit the image is probably not perfect AKA Diliff standard ;), but the view and the fact that we have few images from Iran are all positive points IMO.
Articles in which this image appears: Chehel Sotoun
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator: Muhammad Mahdi Karim

Support as nominator – Muhammad(talk) 14:29, 23 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support original, support alt - This is an absolutely beautiful image, and I understand your pain taking it. However, there are several parallax errors (mostly quite minor) which make me unable to give a full support. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:16, 23 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- Please see edit 1 --Muhammad(talk) 00:35, 25 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  - Much better. There's still one small one, but it's barely visible. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 04:56, 25 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. The walls all appear to be slightly warped and off true. Is that an artefact of the photography process, or are they really like that? I gather it is a very old building, so maybe they are ... 86.190.50.118 (talk) 01:50, 24 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- I suspect that it's a matter of using the cylindrical perspective. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:32, 24 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

My opinion is that photos that distort their subject in a misleading way are not suitable as encyclopedic content. I don't know what it is with these stitched-together post-processed images -- whether the software is not up to the job, or whether it is misused -- but in so many of them the end result just looks wrong to the eye. 81.157.14.203 (talk) 19:53, 24 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

When it comes to such a wide field of view, it is impossible to avoid distortions. One has to choose between a small non-distorted area which may not give the full picture or a wider view with the expected distortions --Muhammad(talk) 21:13, 24 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I think it might be helpful to at least state what projection was used. Samsara (FA • FP) 23:25, 24 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. The cylindrical projection was used and I have added that to the image description. --Muhammad(talk) 23:44, 24 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support both - Coat of Many Colours (talk) 08:47, 24 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support both - Bellus Delphina ^talk 10:02, 25 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support original --Alchemist-hp (talk) 06:22, 29 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support both I have been there a couple of years ago. You need to be there to feel the architecture and wonderful paintings. Much EV and HQ.Alborzagros (talk) 14:40, 29 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I would support the ALT as the image is very pretty (which is my FP criterion), but were there identical twins in the same clothes or did the same person get in two of the stitched images? (also what has the woman standing in front of the desk told the woman sitting behind it? Bad news by the look of it.) Belle (talk) 02:09, 1 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- Can't say I see it. Could you tag that on Commons? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:59, 1 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  The woman receiving bad news? The identical twins/doubles are at the rear of the hall; girl(s) with white cap, white top, jeans, mules, either side of the guy with the black bag. I don't know how to tag anything on Commons (what a dimbo). Belle (talk) 11:10, 1 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  - Not a dimbo, just not used to that feature. Under the image is an "add a note" button, which you can click, then click and drag on the image to create a box. This lets you insert a note regarding what is in that box or an issue you've spotted. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:00, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: I just noticed that the image isn't perfectly symmetrical. (Camera's slightly off-centre to the right.) Any reason in particular? --Paul_012 (talk) 14:33, 1 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Edit 1 — Perfect and high quality image from a very important place. -- Bkouhi (talk) 12:51, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Chehel Sotoun Inside, Isfahan Edit1.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:15, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Edit 1 has a 1/2 more supports. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:15, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]