Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/জী. ডি. ব্লক সল্টলেক দূর্গা পুজো ২০১৮

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 13 Nov 2018 at 13:24:31 (UTC)

Reason: Its a high quality and resolution image that has already been adjudged as a featured image in Wikipedia Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Durga Puja, bh: दुर्गा पूजा
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Sculpture
Creator: Subhrajyoti07

Support as nominator – Subhrajyoti07 (talk) 13:24, 3 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I'm not sure about the EV. The article is for a festival, but this seems to be some sculptures? I don't see the connection. Shouldn't an image about a festival contain people? Mattximus (talk) 14:00, 3 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Durga Puja celebrates the mythology of Goddess Durga (at the center) killing the demon (asura - at her feet) after a fierce battle. Every Puja or Pandal has a central theme which is these sculptures. People come to visit these locations to primarily see these sculptures and other associated decorations. This is the centerpiece of attraction. - Subhrajyoti07 (talk) 14:18, 3 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Comment – about the EV, article's lead paragraph says "festival that features elaborate temple and stage decorations", there is also a section on "Decorations: sculptures and stages" in the article [1]. The section says sculptures are made of clay and then painted (specifically and annually for each festival it seems), and it's a "ceremonial process". Is this a clay sculpture?! It doesn't look like one! Also, perhaps this image could have good EV in the Murti article. Bammesk (talk) 14:44, 3 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Comment – Predominantly clay is used in creating these sculptures. However these days artists are using other mediums such as fiber glass, paper etc as well. This particular one I believe is made of clay and then painted in the shiny golden colour. These sculptures and the housings inside which they are created are put up for about 10 days of celebration. After the 10th day (called dashami) the idols are immersed in local waterbodies - called "bisarjan". So every year they get created and then gets taken apart.- Subhrajyoti07 (talk) 15:05, 3 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Support – making and display of these sculptures seem to be a big part of the festival, so I am Ok with it. But adding the image to other related articles can improve its encyclopedic value, for example [2], [3] or similar articles. Bammesk (talk) 15:28, 3 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. Are the backing of the statues meant to be not upright? The bottom right hanging charm is slightly cut off. I'm quite surprised these issues weren't picked up on Commons, but as this image was rather hard to take I won't oppose. MER-C 12:02, 5 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - The original image had the entire bottom right hanging decoration which somehow got cropped out in subsequent versions. I have re-uploaded the image to include the same in totality. However I am not sure if I am able to follow you about the backing of the statues not being upright.- Subhrajyoti07 talk 16:12, 5 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Draw a vertical line downwards in your favorite image editing program on the edges of all backing boards (or zoom in, and align one with the edge of your screen). The question is: are the statues actually like this in the real world, or does the photo need some kind of tilt and perspective correction? It seems better in the newer version, but the problem, if there is a problem, is more than just a mere tilt. MER-C 19:05, 5 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The statues look nicely upright so I don't see a need for perspective correction. About the back panels: I think that's how they just are, the construction doesn't necessarily follow architectural precision or alignment, there are 3 separate base pedestals, and the 2 left statues and the 2 right statues face sideways a bit more than if the whole thing was constructed with a two dimensional flat perspective in mind. Just my 2 cents :) Bammesk (talk) 01:03, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I think this is how the original set up was actually done. Trying to compensate it through manual lens correction will play foul with the front sculptures, which is the main focus of the image. - Subhrajyoti07 talk 03:55, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Support as my objections have been satisfactorily addressed. MER-C 09:31, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:40, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:40, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]