Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:John's Lane Church Interior 2, Dublin, Ireland - Diliff.jpg

File:John's Lane Church Interior 2, Dublin, Ireland - Diliff.jpg, featured

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Info created by Diliff - uploaded by Diliff - nominated by Diliff -- Diliff (talk) 13:07, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Diliff (talk) 13:07, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support This I really like both as a subject and as a photo, it is not distorted as your others (excuse my pitiful English). Hoping Laitche doesn't "切腹" --LivioAndronico ^(talk) 13:31, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- True, it isn't as distorted. It's a narrow view looking at the altar. I have another wider view (which I guess you won't prefer) linked on the image page. Diliff (talk) 13:39, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- When I've got to do it, ask Livio to be kaishakunin --Laitche (talk) 15:33, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

In Rome we've Mastro Tritta --LivioAndronico ^(talk) 16:06, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ha, and my wife is a black belt in Iaido (really), I'm sure she will give me the honour when the time comes for me. ;-) Diliff (talk) 16:26, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support Of course. Just for curiosity: Why f/18? --Code (talk) 13:50, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- to maximise depth of field. It was taken at about 120mm focal length, and I wanted to ensure that the altar and the pillars were in focus. Yes, it affected the sharpness a bit, but not too much. Diliff (talk) 14:09, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support we need a workshop with Diliff about photographing churches. --Ralf Roleček 14:26, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Cayambe (talk) 15:09, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Julian H.^✈ 15:11, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Beautiful church. --Laitche (talk) 16:10, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Some +EV perhaps. --Mile (talk) 18:09, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Yann (talk) 19:45, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Nice --Σπάρτακος (talk) 22:46, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support 😄 ArionEstar 😜 (talk) 01:36, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support More churchy goodness. Daniel Case (talk) 02:59, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Per Ralf Roletschek --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 06:33, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Hubertl 11:12, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:30, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Johann Jaritz (talk) Johann Jaritz 14:30, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support I just returned from Ireland, family vacation didn't allow any proper work, so very happy that the master himself took care of this dilemma :D. On a more serious note, I'm slightly worried that after switching from 35mm to 50mm, I'm again lagging in quality, let alone subjects. I also wonder how you dealt with the Irish, who seemed to pray much more in the benches than either French or Germans. --DXR (talk) 20:50, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- Haha, I was in Ireland for a family vacation too, but I still managed to get some photography done (still much more to upload). Anyway, you have your higher resolution D800, you don't need to match the focal length ;-). It's hard to run out of subjects though, there's a lot still in Germany that I'm sure are deserving of your skills. I've still got many on my list in the UK too, but it's hard to justify a bit drive across the country just to see them so for now, they can wait. :-) Yes, I noticed that about the Irish churches too. The two cathedrals in Dublin were 100% tourist attractions (with their €6 admission charge!) with not many people sitting and praying, just a lot of tourists walking around constantly. But the parish churches were always quite busy (sadly with many heroin addicts half awake, half asleep). I managed to get some photos without anyone in them (by visiting early in the day), but most had quite a few people which as you know causes problems with ghosting unless they sit very still for 10+ seconds. I haven't visited many German churches but I assume that since they're mostly Protestant, they're similar to the UK - not very busy except on Sundays. I tried to visit a few Church of Ireland (Protestant) churches but most were completely shut. Diliff (talk) 21:02, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- Very curious why you would be lagging in quality because of a switch to 50mm... Is your lens that crap? Have you tried going very early ? (I don't know if this change something, I don't really do churches). - Benh (talk) 21:36, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  - I think DXR was joking that he was trying to match my 'moves' in panoramas. I started doing HDR church interiors with my Sigma 35mm, then switched up to the Sigma 50mm. DXR also did the same. I've been experimenting with larger focal lengths (85mm to 130mm) recently. This nomination is an example, this image is another. So I understood it to mean that now DXR feels under pressure to increase the focal lengths in his panoramas to match me. I'm sure he meant it as a joke though. Diliff (talk) 21:42, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    - How naive of me :) This looks like a men's contest though :D. As for me, I can't go higher until I get an SSD and more RAM. - Benh (talk) 21:50, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
      - Haha, sorry for causing confusion here, Diliff is right, that was not 100% serious. I'm quite happy with the 50mm, even though it is the cheap Nikon 1.8G (at f/11 it hardly matters). By the way. I am now working my way through my hometown of Würzburg, which is certainly not protestant (we even had a freaking Prince-Bishop) but unfortunately full of rather boring white-walled churches, an ugly cathedral, or those that were built after the bombings of 1945 and are not okay with FOP. Nevertheless, the pure density of churches is rather awesome, we apparently have 59 for 120.000 people. --DXR (talk) 21:58, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
        You don't have FoP for interiors in Germany? Damn... We really need to organise universal EU-wide FoP! It depresses me how restrictive it is in some countries. Anyway White-walled churches aren't too bad if they're ornamental (Baroque), I remember seeing some nice ones in Munich. I don't know exactly how many churches we have in London, would be tricky to get an exact number. The List of churches in London article suggests we have at least 1700 though - it might not be a complete list. But anyway, that makes it one church for every 4600 people, and Würzburg wins with one church for every 2000 people. :-) London probably wins for diversity though! We've got Catholic cathedrals, Church of England cathedrals, Greek-Orthodox cathedrals, Coptic Christian churches, Joint Romanian Orthodox and Church of England churches, Childrens Hospital chapels, Knights Templar churches.... OK OK, I'll stop. ;-) Diliff (talk) 22:13, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
        We also have Hindu temples, Buddhist temples and plenty of mosques but I haven't photographed any of those yet. ;-) Diliff (talk) 22:27, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
        Yeah, that's the advantage of living in a metropolis (don't tell him though). I'm not a big fan of baroque, I'm in the camp "build exciting, save the kitsch" and the stuff we have around here tends to be the opposite... Also the variety of churches you shoot makes me feel guilty, so I will do some more work today :D --DXR (talk) 08:58, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
        Hmm yeah I know, nobody in London would vote for him. He just appeals to the kind of country bumpkin voter that doesn't actually know any immigrants. I actually feel a bit guilty about that portrait. We were given strict instructions apolitical during our time in Strasbourg, but I feel like somehow I've contributed in my little way to making 'him' look respectable and mainstream. It's actually probably the best portrait of the major party leaders in the UK (I don't know why David Cameron's office would release this as their official potrait as the lighting is terrible). I tend to agree with you about some baroque, it can be very kitschy and overly flamboyant (this just makes my eyes hurt). But if it's done well, it can look quite spectacularly artistic without looking like a mess of colour and swirls. Looking forward to seeing what you shoot today. ;-) Diliff (talk) 10:33, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
        I strongly oppose all this baroque-bashing! ;-) If I just had the expertise (and equipment) to enter the church-interior-business... --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 06:28, 14 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
        C'mon Martin, can you honestly say that you thinkthis looks aesthetic? It's like God vomited angels and gold leaf on the ceiling! ;-) Diliff (talk) 10:37, 14 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Böhringer (talk) 09:45, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Palauenc05 (talk) 17:42, 14 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed results:

Result: 19 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /--Jean11 (talk) 15:37, 15 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This image will be added to the FP gallery: Places/Interiors/Religious buildings