Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/Elizabeth II Lying-in-State

Elizabeth II Lying-in-State

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  Wide frame showing mourners going past on either sides
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  Close in on the coffin on the catafalque
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  Wide angle long exposure showing movements of the mourners and stillness of the guards

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•  Info created, uploaded, and nominated by KTC. I'm not sure whether this is suitable as a set, but ultimately decided to go for it and see what everyone thinks -- KTC (talk) 21:30, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
•  Support -- KTC (talk) 21:30, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
•  Comment I don't think this is a set. I also think that the 3rd picture is an interesting QI but not an FP. I would consider voting for both of the other photos, if they are nominated separately. I think the composition of the second is my favorite, but a bit less noise and more sharpness might be needed for it to be an FP. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 00:54, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
•  Oppose An outstanding occasion, but the candidates are not. Image selection and crop seem any. Very up to date. Possibly VI. We do not know which uploads will follow on this topic.--Milseburg (talk) 04:26, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
• Thanks for the comments. The actual lying-in-state (as opposed to funeral procession etc.) inside Westminster Hall could only have been photographed specifically with accreditation for doing so, handheld with no tripod etc. It is unlikely any other media organisations are planning on releasing it under a free licence, though I would be very presently suprised if they do. Daytime images would had have less noise obviously, but alas the accreditation was for middle of the night. -- KTC (talk) 07:48, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

  with no tripod > then how did you shoot the 3rd pic of the set? Camera lied on a wall? - Benh (talk) 07:53, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

  We were on a raised platform on the back / side of the hall. My arms / camera was rested on the balcony edge and tried to hold still. -- KTC (talk) 08:11, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

•  Comment I thought photos were not allowed. Did you get authorisation? - Benh (talk) 07:50, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

  • ah just saw your answer above mine. - Benh (talk) 07:50, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

•  Comment Thank you very much for these valuable photos, KTC! However like Ikan I doubt that they form a valid set according to the rather strict set rules, sorry. But I would be happy to vote for these photos if nominated separately; personally I prefer the 1st one. --Aristeas (talk) 08:04, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
•  Oppose Valuable documents but not FPs in my view. Picture 3 has distracting ghosts, and picture 2 is too busy with a cluttered composition including feet cut off -- Basile Morin (talk) 11:42, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

  Thanks for your comment. I sometimes wonders if people on here remember sometimes the people is part of the whole point of the picture. It's not just sterile picture of a building / interior. And the "distracting ghosts" is very much a stylistic choice to highlight movement of the public filing past. Oh well, guess we to have to disagree on this. -- KTC (talk) 13:03, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

•  I withdraw my nomination - Will come back with individual nominations in the future. Thanks -- KTC (talk) 13:03, 20 September 2022 (UTC)