Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Mass, St Mary's Basilica Bangalore.jpg

St Mary's Basilica edit

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 1 Sep 2014 at 15:34:19 (UTC)

Original – A pastor conducting mass at the St Mary's Basilica, Bangalore

Reason: Good quality, EV and composition.
Articles in which this image appears: St. Mary's Basilica, Bangalore, Mass (liturgy)
Creator: Muhammad Mahdi Karim

Support as nominator – Muhammad(talk) 15:34, 22 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Nice to see an Indian church, I'm a bit overwhelmed by the English ones at the moment! Apart from the people, I wouldn't have guessed it was in India at all. It would have been nice to see a bit more of the interior though. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 17:07, 22 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Good work. We only use the title "Priest" or "Father (Fr.)" in Catholic Churches (in India). Jee 15:52, 23 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- I didnt know that, thanks :) --Muhammad(talk) 18:37, 23 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. This is a very worthwhile picture, but I specifically disagree with the "good composition" claim. For me there are significant composition problems. The left and right edges of the structure behind the altar are cut off very awkwardly, as are the people in the congregation. There is also an ugly light or camera fitting at the right (may be unavoidable). I would like to see this picture wider in all directions. 86.130.67.100 (talk) 19:52, 23 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Nikhil (talk) 11:52, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose -- I would prefer a more symmetrical picture and a less noisy one. The crowd is distracting and the blown lights on the pillar and curves are at their worst. Even though the composition is perfect, the symmetry lets it go down. Never forget the camera...The herald 07:26, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment -- I think it would be extraordinarily difficult to avoid blown out highlights like the ones you mentioned in this situation. I realize it's desirable to avoid highlight clipping in general, but in this context I personally don't find it problematic. The exposure of the rest of the image seems good enough. That being said, the perspective/composition does seem a bit narrow/cramped. Tokugawapants (talk) 06:01, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:37, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]