Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/John Ford

John Ford[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 19 Feb 2024 at 21:39:40 (UTC)

Reason: Good quality and resolution
Articles in which this image appears: John Ford, AFI Life Achievement Award, Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, National Film Registry etc.
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: Los Angeles Daily News

Support as nominator – Vinícius O. (talk) 21:39, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – would support the original as well, but prefer this crop. Bammesk (talk) 15:11, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:55, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Wikipedia should not be promoting distortions. This is cut from an iconic picture of Ford in uniform standing in front of a portrait of himself with his Oscar on the mantlepiece. It is misleading and has no place in an encyclopaedia. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:01, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Huh, so it is. I'd support that one as a featured picture candidate. Moonreach (talk) 15:35, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Per Charles. And dark glasses decrease suitability. – Sca (talk) 18:10, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I disagree on that second part. You can clearly see his eyes, and in any case the glasses were part of his look. He's wearing them in the painting that's in the background of the original photo, and you can see his eyes there, too. Moonreach (talk) 21:39, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose This crop is just odd: the original image is much better, and has stronger EV. Nick-D (talk) 22:56, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support alt, oppose crop, per above. Since others have commented on the uncropped version I have added it. blameless 02:33, 19 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I suspect it'd need to stabilise in at least one article. That's an awfully major change to just presme will stick. It's probably not a suitable lead image, nor suitable for many other uses, so I'd like to see its new usage(s) stabilise.

Slight worries about the painting copyright, but I suspect that it's hard for an American painting to keep copyright in this era. I'd also like to see a new lead image, instead of just crop and uncrop in the same article. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 13:35, 19 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I agree that it would be better to have a new lead image, but just for clarification, I didn't add the uncropped version to the article; it has been there since 2008. blameless 19:21, 19 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hm. ~~Support uncropped without replacement of crop~~, then. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 05:44, 20 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Struck vote that was cast after voting period ended. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:49, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:50, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]