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Featured picture candidates/File:Three quarter view of the ruined Khmer Hindu temple of Wat Phou with blue sky in Champasak Laos.jpg Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Three quarter view of the ruined Khmer Hindu temple of Wat Phou with blue sky in Champasak Laos.jpg

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•  Info created - uploaded - nominated by Basile Morin -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:37, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
•  Support -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:37, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
•  Support Well exposed with the foreground well lit without distracting shadows. Detail shows well in the reliefs and even the texture of the stones that make up the structure. Boy is that sky blue too! --Needsmoreritalin (talk) 5:39, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
•  Support --Berthold Werner (talk) 09:50, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
•  Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:29, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
•  Oppose All the trees are blurry and out of focus. You only closed to f8 even though you were in ISO 50 and you could have closed the diaphragm even more to have a completely sharp photo. The whites are also overexposed but it is fixable in post processing. El Golli Mohamed 20:37, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
• 💡 Info There was wind, that's why some leaves are moving. It's not a matter of depth of field. Whites are correct in my view. It is sunny. All the white parts should be white, not gray, and there are not blown highlights in this picture. Main subject is the building. In focus, with consistent depth of field and wide focal length (24 mm), taken at the distance. Increasing the depth of field by reducing the speed would result in more motion blur for the leaves. F/8 offers the best sharpness with that specific lens and thus is an intentional choice -- Basile Morin (talk) 23:01, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

  But why you didn't increase the ISO, you had only ISO 50 and it was windy so you had to increase the speed even with higher ISO. It isn't sports photography or wildlife photography so you had plenty of time to check your settings to avoid tree shake blur El Golli Mohamed (talk) 00:25, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

Minor detail -- Basile Morin (talk) 00:40, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

•  Support Slightly blurry trees are no big deal since they're not the main subject. --Zzzs (talk) 01:27, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

Fortunately the heavy stones of this building dating from the 11th-13th century did not move with the wind :-) Thanks -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:32, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

I don't upload photos of buildings, but I have to say I would have chosen a higher shutter speed and higher ISO on my camera to go with F8 on a windy day. Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:32, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

You should upload pictures of buildings! I'm sure there are a lot of interesting places from all the countries you've visited -- Basile Morin (talk) 12:15, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

I'm not sure buildings are classified as part of wildlife photography. Zzzs (talk) 19:39, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

No, but when you travel, you're not always in the jungle. Sometimes in a city, sometimes near a temple that is worth a visit, a bridge, a house... This goat in freedom was taken only 50 minutes later, in the same site. This bird eating a fish was taken in the pond of a temple -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:18, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

I did upload a few shots from Cambodia; Peru; Brazil; Kenya; St Lucia; Egypt and England when I signed up... Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:42, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

Love Peru and Egypt! Thanks for the share. If you have more / recent works like those, please upload! :-) Basile Morin (talk) 12:12, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

•  Support But where is Lara Croft? Yann (talk) 11:21, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

:-) In the bathroom? -- Basile Morin (talk) 12:15, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

But seriously, yes, Ta Prohm Khmer temple, in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, located 300 kilometers away, in Siem Reap, was built at the same period -- Basile Morin (talk) 04:27, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

•  Support -- George Chernilevsky ^talk 13:45, 15 July 2024 (UTC)
•  Support --XRay 💬 16:23, 15 July 2024 (UTC)
•  Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 22:44, 15 July 2024 (UTC)
•  Oppose per El Golli Mohamed. --SHB2000 (talk) 23:38, 15 July 2024 (UTC)
•  Support Beautiful and well-done, the three-quarter view gives probably the best possible impression of the temple. I also agree that the technical settings are very reasonable – at 24mm FF, ƒ/8 is certainly the best choice because it gives enough DoF and avoids diffraction (which with today’s cameras and lenses is already visible at ƒ/11, of course). Given that ISO 50 helps to reduce shot noice, it is a solid choice, too. This is a photo of the temple, so we want the best possible quality in that part of the photograph; and most of the foliage is still more than sharp enough. Sorry for the many words, but when we start to discuss ISO, aperture, etc., the criticized photographer deserves support. – Aristeas (talk) 13:35, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

A pleasure to read you (don't be sorry!), thanks!

Another view of this building, highlighting architectural elements: Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Stone gate with columns and Buddhist reliefs leading to a clothed statue of the Buddha seated, Wat Phou temple, Champasak, Laos.jpg -- Basile Morin (talk) 04:09, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

•  Support ★ 19:10, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
•  Oppose Maybe invalid criticism, but overall it seems very busy. I would support a close up of one architectural element, or done in softer lighting Henrysz (talk) 03:24, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
•  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:24, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
•  Support --Llez (talk) 14:11, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
•  Support A sad building from days gone by that I wouldn't enter now. Strikingly depicted to my taste.--Famberhorst (talk) 15:37, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
•  Support Ermell (talk) 20:45, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

Confirmed results:

Result: 15 support, 3 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /--Mile (talk) 12:48, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

This image will be added to the FP gallery: Places/Architecture/Religious buildings#Laos