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Huntington Art Gallery[edit]

Original - The Art Gallery building at the Huntington Library, San Marino, California. Once the home of Henry E. Huntington (1850–1927) and his wife, Arabella (1850–1924), the Huntington Art Gallery opened in 1928 as the first public art gallery in Southern California. The building and 120 acre gardens have been used in many movies, including as stand in for the White House gardens.
Reason
A very high quality stitched image of recently renovated building in the gardens
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The Huntington Library
Creator
Mfield
  • I'm pretty sure it isn't, not by the grid in PS anyway - scroll the roof tops up against the top of your window and check. Unless you are looking at something else as a reference? Mfield (talk) 16:39, 6 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • I think you're right. I rechecked, and it looks fine. NauticaShades 18:49, 6 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. Fails criteria 3 - not a compelling or especially interesting picture. Kaldari (talk) 18:28, 6 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • Comment - I found it somewhat compelling because it's so huge. -bodnotbod (talk) 03:12, 7 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak Oppose - Building seems like an attractive, but not especially stunning subject. The facade seems like the most architecturally interesting aspect, but there is such a large amount of grounds and shrubbery in view I don't think you get that much bang for your buck. Also, it's not the photographer's fault, but the diagonal line the lawnmower left on the grass creates the illusion that it's off-center; at first I kept thinking the camera is just to the right of the front door, though I don't believe that's the case. Those are kind of nitpicky criticisms so I give it a weak oppose. Fletcher (talk) 04:50, 7 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Well, its of more encyclopedic value IMHO if it includes the garden setting given the article covers the whole site and the only way to do that with the landscaping the way it is is from lower than the house. That's the way it is in real life. This is actually cropped quite a lot, the original has way more lawn in the foreground. The other problem with shooting here is that the gardens are only open from 10.30am - 4.30pm so that precludes shooting at a more photogenic time of day to increase the WOW factor. Mfield (talk) 04:59, 7 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak, encouraging, please-keep-photographing-at-the-Huntington oppose A superb location for photography that's home to several FPs-in-waiting. This isn't quite one of them, but by all means keep going. Suggest the theme gardens, particularly the Japanese Garden and the Desert Garden. Space is cramped at the Zen Garden, so not sure if that would work out, but maybe some close-ups of the magnificent bonsai? By all means do return, and try to set up closer to sunrise or sunset for the best lighting. Thank you very much for taking your camera there, and please go back! Best wishes, DurovaCharge! 06:51, 8 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per Durova.Greener Cactus (talk) 19:57, 8 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted MER-C 03:37, 12 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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