Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney[edit]

Reason: Uniquely situated photo of a charismatic leader
Articles this image appears in: Mitt Romney, as well as in 24 others
Creator: Jessica Rinaldi, FPC per Eustress

Support as nominator --Eustress (talk) 05:35, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support The best picture on wiki without a doubt Rockyobody (talk) 03:05, 16 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Too soft for a contemporary portrait.--ragesoss (talk) 05:49, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- I'm elaborating a bit at the request of Eustress. I think this shot falls short for FPC 1: "Is of a high technical standard", particularly for focus and/or resolution. Basically, there is not much added detail beyond what is visible in the 800px wide version on the image page. The fine details are blurry (this stands out when viewing the eyes and hair). "Soft" is shorthand for all this; it's unclear whether this was caused by the focus being just a bit off (defocus aberration), by the limitations of the camera and lens (soft focus), or by motion blur. Compare at full resolution the eyes in this photograph with the eyes in File:HH Polizeihauptmeister MZ.jpg.--ragesoss (talk) 06:27, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Its pretty small considering its resolution, so the softness could be the result of compression, though I'd expect more artefacts. It scrubs up ok at 1000px wide with some sharpening, but the quality isn't quite up to scratch for a 1.27 megapixel image. In my opinion whoever did the portrait should have used a hairlight so the head has some separation from the background (here is an example of the effect]). Noodle snacks (talk) 10:41, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per above. Significant subject, but the technicals fall a little short. Durova^Charge! 17:39, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Who says he's charismatic? And his hair fades into the background way too easily. Daniel Case (talk) 00:28, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per above. Makeemlighter (talk) 04:30, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Oppose I have no idea where the hair on the back of his head ends and the background begins. Not a good portrait. Omnibus (talk) 07:47, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted . --The Nordic Goddess Kristen ^{Worship her} 03:24, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]