Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Meridian Idaho Temple.jpg

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Info created by Frank Schulenburg – uploaded by Frank Schulenburg – nominated by Frank Schulenburg --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 20:05, 8 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 20:05, 8 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I think summer is unfortunately not the ideal time to photograph a south-facing building. If it's too close to sunrise/sunset, then the facade will be in shadow. If it's too close to noon, then the lighting and sky will be boring. I think you tried to straddle the difference by shooting at 4 PM, but it could have been much better any other season. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 21:46, 8 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Support Works for me. There's just enough contrast, and the bright, simple sky brings out the whiteness and shapes of the facade. Very well-composed, too. It probably wouldn't have worked without the contrast of the gardens, though. My father had a book of very good pictures of Mormon temples from I guess the early 20th century, and this photo reminds me of photos in that book. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:03, 8 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Comment There's something else that's a little harder to put my hands on: There's a kind of metaphorical purity to this photo. If you look up photos of LDS temples, most of them are white. I feel like this light accentuates the whiteness, and I don't have to be (and am not) LDS in order to appreciate the statement being made by the setting. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:07, 8 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Actually, that "ethereal" mood is the point :-) You describe it very well. --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 23:22, 8 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Support Good EV Buidhe (talk) 00:36, 9 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Support An interesting building (I don't share their ideas), high key photography, a very appealing contrast between the facade and the green vegetation. --Cayambe (talk) 06:46, 9 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose The lighting seems wrong to me. Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:39, 9 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Support per Frank and Cayambe --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 19:02, 9 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose It's not the most perfect moment of the day and year to take this photo --Michielverbeek (talk) 21:22, 9 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Nothig special for FP nomination. -- Karelj (talk) 21:34, 10 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Definitely a QI, but I agree with King of Hearts that this light is not right. Actually, like a lot of Mormon temples, this would work a lot better with a deep blue sky behind it ... I remember seeing the Idaho Falls temple from across the Snake River on the afternoon of the eclipse with IMO just the right lighting and getting a few shots of it ... I haven't yet been able to process them but I see FP potential. Daniel Case (talk) 01:08, 13 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Per above RolfHill (talk) 12:13, 13 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Percival Kestreltail (talk) 13:22, 13 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose --Uoaei1 (talk) 14:58, 17 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Result: 6 support, 7 oppose, 0 neutral → not featured. /Ikan Kekek (talk) 21:42, 17 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]