Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Approach to Ratu Boko

Approach to Ratu Boko edit

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 15 Apr 2014 at 03:58:51 (UTC)

Original – The approach to Ratu Boko archaeological site, showing the main gates (center), the "crematorium" (left), as well as some of the excavated fortifications.

Reason: High resolution, crisp, shows visitors' first impression of the (fairly large) site.
Articles in which this image appears: Ratu Boko
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Chris Woodrich

Support as nominator -- — Crisco 1492 (talk) 03:58, 5 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. I'm inclined to support as technically it's very sound. But I have to ask, is the panoramic aspect ratio necessary or useful? I would have thought a standard 2:1 ratio centred on the temple would be sufficient and I'm not sure what else we can glean from the extremities in the image. Is there a significance to it that I'm not aware of? Ðiliff «» (Talk) 09:47, 5 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Extremities being the length of the walls? As noted in the caption here, it shows the extent of the excavated fortifications, as well as the position of the "crematorium" (what they're calling it, not necessarily sure I agree) in relation to the front gates. The people at the far left (going up the hill towards the viewing area) give a sense of scale without being as distracting as they would be in the middle of the image (where the gates are). A 2:1 crop would necessarily cut out both of those.

Unlike the nominations I've made before, this is not a temple, but a (relatively) extensive archeological site, consisting of several terraces and fortifications. The first terrace (pictured here) is the biggest, though there are other structures (the guest area, for instance). — Crisco 1492 (talk) 10:05, 5 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I was referring to the walls and grass at the left and right sides of the frame which seemed incidental (especially as you titled it 'Approach to Ratu Boko which I assumed as the building at the top of the stairs. If they are relevant to and part of the site then I understand. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 11:59, 5 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Right, Ratu Boko is the entire complex (though all must pass through the gate/this area, hence "approach to..."). It's traditionally referred to as a kraton (palace); legends holds that it was home of King Boko from the legend of Roro Jonggrang, while scholars have put forth more worldly suggestions. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:03, 5 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Weak support. Well I'll be the first to support then. It's a little lacking in focus, as the vast majority of the frame is taken up by grass and a brick retaining wall and the building in the centre is a little obscured, but I suspect that short of getting an aerial view of the site, it's not going to be possible to do better. One idea for reducing the aspect ratio would be to crop the wall to the right of the central path, just before the white sign. I don't see anything notable beyond that point in the image, just more wall. I don't think the composition would suffer for it. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 08:42, 7 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:45, 15 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]