Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Magdalene College Dining Hall, Cambridge, UK - Diliff.jpg

File:Magdalene College Dining Hall, Cambridge, UK - Diliff.jpg

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Original – The dining hall of Magdalene College in Cambridge, England. The hall's tables have been set for a formal lunch.

Alt - Lens flares edited out.

Reason: It's an interesting view of the dining hall of Magdalene College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in England. The photo was taken from the very corner of the room, allowing me to get a wide angle view that was able to capture the entire table in the foreground (if you look closely, you can see that you're looking almost directly down on the nearest chair). Detail is good enough that you can practically read what was for lunch on the menu. :-)
Articles in which this image appears: Magdalene College, Cambridge
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator: User:Diliff

Support as nominator – Ðiliff «» (Talk) 00:53, 25 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Question What are the circles on the nearest painting and directly below it on the wall (between the candle tips)? They look like lens flare to me. I couldn't see them on a couple of other views of the same hall I found on the web, but those photos were quite small, so I'm not completely sure. --99of9 (talk) 03:17, 25 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- On the painting looks like lens flare to me. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:32, 25 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- You're right, its lens flare. I could probably clone the one on the wall out but the one on the painting would be very difficult. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 07:33, 25 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  - (Personally I think the one on the painting looks rather nice. Almost deliberate). — Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:40, 25 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  - Thanks for confirming. I'm afraid I must Oppose original, because this is a reasonably noticeable defect. --99of9 (talk) 00:35, 28 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    - Support alt Thanks for helping out Adam Cuerden.--99of9 (talk) 03:01, 30 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
      - Hey, it's what I do on FP. Kind of weird not having to worry about film grain, though. ;) Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 03:14, 30 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
        Thanks indeed. Sorry for the delayed response, I've been away (Cathedral Photography Trip II, of which photos will soon follow). Nice work, what tool(s) did you use on the painting? I've always found it difficult to remove lens flares from areas of detail as there a complex combination of contrast, colour and brightness alterations. It's one thing to adjust these, but another to do it seamlessly. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 19:47, 1 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
        Offhand, hue-saturation, levels, clonestamp, healing brush, and I think maybe dodge/burn. Clonestamp and healing brush are very useful for removing small issues (such as rings around the edges) caused by the main adjustments. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 00:43, 2 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support either, Alt preferred -- Coat of Many Colours (talk) 08:14, 25 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
~~Support~~ Support Alt great work as usual. Nikhil (talk) 13:38, 26 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support I am becoming a Diliff fan!--Mark Miller (talk) 21:15, 27 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Alt uploaded, support alt Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 18:15, 29 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support alt Well done; looks fantastic. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:17, 30 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Magdalene College Dining Hall, Cambridge, UK - Diliff - sans lens flares.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:18, 4 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]