Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Sakyamuni Buddha

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[edit] Sakyamuni Buddha

The earliest form of the Buddha worshipped in India, the Sakyamuni Buddha depicts the moment he attained enlightenment
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)
  • Support - Excellent example of what a good encyclopedic picture looks like. HighInBC 15:45, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Oppose - The severe perspective distortion makes this uncomfortable to look at.--ragesoss 17:43, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
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)
Perhaps, but it's still problematic, in my opinion.--ragesoss 00:33, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Support Wonderful focus, great colours, excellent picture - Adrian Pingstone 20:08, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Support Excellent shot. I think the perspective works well. --Davepape 03:18, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
  • 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)
  • 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. howcheng {chat} 06:50, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
      • 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)

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