Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Neue Wache

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[edit] Interior of the Neue Wache in Berlin

Reason

The picture is of sufficient technical quality and depicts the interior of the Neue Wache like no other picture in the article before. I chose not to concentrate on the sculpture alone but to use a view from the back of the room back toward the entrance to incorporate the spectators into the image, which I feel helps to put context to the minimalistic stlye of the memorial. The skylight is open and exposes the sculpture to the elements. It's high exposure is inadvertant due to the low light conditions in the interior, but it helps to emphasize the brightness contrast to the outside world. The picture is part of a series linked on the image page (in case you are interested in a close-up of the sculpture).

Proposed caption

Interior of the Neue Wache (new watchhouse), the central memorial of the Federal Republic of Germany for victims of wars and tyranny.

Articles this image appears in

Neue Wache

Creator

User:Dschwen

• Support as nominator Dschwen 23:51, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
• Support The skylight is a bit blown out, but the image is sharp and informative. Personally, I like this version: [1], though it doesn't show as much of the room. vlad§inger ^tlk 01:37, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
• Support - Well done. I also like #3 better in terms of aesthetics, but this one is more encyclopedic. Cacophony 01:55, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
• questions - what is the geometry of the room like? It looks pyramidal because the "verticals" aren't vertical. Also, how about a bit of sponge tool to reduce the purple fringing on the skylight? Otherwise fantastic aesthetic. Debivort 02:26, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
  • No, it is not a pyramid. I was kneeling in order not to look down on the sculpture, and I pointed the camera upwards for compositional purposes. It looks pretty natural to me, and I also tried perspective correction, but that looks wrong. The line of sight is almost the spacial diagonal of the room, vertical verticals should not be expected. --Dschwen 07:01, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
    • Support - thanks for the fixes, I'm completely satisfied. Debivort 21:42, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
• Support either with slight preference of the angle of the editted version. Technical quality is good; I like the perspective; you captured the mood quite well. Makes you want to read the article. – sgeureka ^t•c 10:42, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
• RequestCould you upload a version with a slight clockwise rotation? I think it's the non-horizontal eye-level which is screwing with people's perception of "natural" perspective. mikaul^talk 11:38, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Agree. The corner in the wall should be the reference vertical in this photo. Maybe perspective correction is in order? --Janke | Talk 16:10, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
    • As I mentioned above, perspective correction creates a very unnatural look. Not the corner should be vertical, but the edge of the doorframe which is horizontally centered in the frame. That will take a minute CW rotation. I'll upload an edit later tonight. --Dschwen 16:13, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
      • (edit conflict) I wouldn't worry about the convergence in this shot, it adds a bit of drama without losing any enc value. If it comes to what's vertical, a properly corrected horizontal will always give you a true vertical at the mid point of the frame, so that corner should probably have a tiny slant to the left. jeez, what a pedant... mikaul^talk 16:17, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
• Support Neat idea, well taken. I love the reverence of the visitors and the serenity of the room. mikaul^talk 22:41, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
• Support Good, attractive shot IMO. -- Chris.B 15:27, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
• Oppose. The skylight is distracting. I do not see any use for having that in the picture. I like the idea to capture the visitors as well. Mikeo 22:42, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
  • The open skylight is a central element of the room, it exposes the sculpture to the weather outside. --Dschwen 23:02, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
• Support either, with preference for original. Excellent shot. Schcambo 13:26, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

Promoted Image:B_Neue_Wache_interior_1b.jpg MER-C 09:00, 5 September 2007 (UTC)