Talk:Melk Abbey

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Lead photo: frontal or oblique?[edit]

The lead photo of this article was changed a few days ago from a very good, if not perfect, oblique view of the abbey (File:Stift Melk, Westansicht.jpg) to a technically spectacular frontal view (File:Stift Melk Westseite 01.jpg). I admire the latter as a photograph, and would cheerfully support it as a featured picture on the Commons, but I think it is poorly suited to be the lead image in an encyclopedia article like this one, because a straight frontal view of the facade alone gives no indication of the shape and size of the building behind it. I have consequently restored the oblique view as the lead image. It is not ideal, and some of the weaknesses (especially the partial obstruction of the subject by the roofs in the lower right foreground) have been brought up in the discussion of the nomination of the photo for Featured Picture status (Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/Melk_Abbey). Other photos of the abbey in the Commons show that it's possible to get an informative oblique view that is not obstructed by these roofs (e.g., File:Melk - Stift (2).JPG), and ideally I'd like to see a photo like that one, but with a greater resolution and sharpness, as the lead in this article. But if the choice is between a slightly flawed oblique view and a spectacular frontal view, I think the the oblique view is better for the purposes of an encyclopedia. Others may feel differently (pinging MER-C), and if there is a consensus in favor of the megapixels, I will acquiesce peacefully. Cheers, Choliamb (talk) 16:20, 22 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]