Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Al-Aqsa Mosque

Al-Aqsa Mosque

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Original – Northeast exposure of Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount, in the Old City of Jerusalem. Considered to be the third holiest site in Islam after al-Haram in Mecca and an-Nabawi in Medina.

Reason: High EV, good quality, only angle showing two complete sides.
Articles in which this image appears: Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem in Islam, Holy Land, History of the Knights Templar, and Isra and Mi'raj (all recent replacements with a nearly identical image of higher quality and detail).
FP category for this image: Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Godot13

Support as nominator --Godot13 (talk) 09:21, 16 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Sky looks a little overexposed on the viewer's left hand side. Is that fixable? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:20, 17 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It may be fixable, but I don't have the skills for that... I tried uploading a slightly tweaked version, but I'm not sure it's any better. The sun was just out of frame and because of the layout of the Temple Mount, this is the only position to get two sides of the mosque. I would have happily waited for the right lighting, however the site is only open to the public from 8am to 10am.-Godot13 (talk) 23:57, 17 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Support - The shadows are a bit harsh, but not as bad at full size as I would have expected from the thumbnail, and there is no noise in them either. Impressive photograph all around. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:06, 18 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Support I actually don't mind the overexposed sky. And if this is the only position to take the photograph of 2 sides, it's really a top notch encyclopaedic photograph. Mattximus (talk) 04:42, 18 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support Jujutacular (talk) 15:01, 18 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support per MattximusKavas (talk) 18:17, 21 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support Bellus Delphina ^talk 19:29, 25 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Palestine-2013-Jerusalem-Temple Mount-Al-Aqsa Mosque (NE exposure).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:42, 26 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]