Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Sakyamuni Buddha

Sakyamuni Buddha

The earliest form of the Buddha worshipped in India, the Sakyamuni Buddha depicts the moment he attained enlightenment

Shamelessly nominating my own picture. This is a photograph of the ~~5.5~~ 8 mtr high gilded statue of the Buddha in Tawang Gompa. This depicts the Sakyamuni Buddha, the moment at which he attained enlightenment. The Buddha is seen in a "ground-touching" pose, where he touches his lotus with the tip of his hand and with a serene expression on his face. I've added this to the Buddha article, since it was lacking a picture from a well-known Gompa, and especially one in this state (pose). Do see the picture in it's full size - there's a lot of beautiful detail which is not apparent in the resized version.

Nominate and support. - doniv 12:03, 3 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Excellent example of what a good encyclopedic picture looks like. HighInBC 15:45, 3 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - The severe perspective distortion makes this uncomfortable to look at.--ragesoss 17:43, 3 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You mean how you are looking from the ground upwards? I believe that is what the artist had in mind. HighInBC 18:11, 3 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps, but it's still problematic, in my opinion.--ragesoss 00:33, 5 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Support Wonderful focus, great colours, excellent picture - Adrian Pingstone 20:08, 3 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support Excellent shot. I think the perspective works well. --Davepape 03:18, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Ragesoss. I'd like to see a pic of this as an FP, but I find this one awkward as well. --jjron 02:32, 10 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Is there anything that can be done to correct the photograph?. The real problem here (as is with most other gompas 123) is that this is a huge statue (26 feet) in a confined space.
- Sure, take a picture using a perspective correction lens. howch e ng {chat} 06:50, 10 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  - I was hoping for software :) Anyways, I tried with Hugin but couldn't quite manage to get the desired results. Hopefully someone else would be willing to take a go - doniv 08:34, 10 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted although it's awfully close. It's a pity more people didn't comment. Raven4x4x 02:41, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]