Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Eileen Collins photographed by Annie Leibovitz

Eileen Collins photographed by Annie Leibovitz

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File:Eileen Collins photographed by Annie Leibovitz as part of the NASA Art Program.jpg

Original – Annie Leibovitz photographed Eileen Collins as part of the NASA Art Program at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, during training.

File:Eileen Collins photographed by Annie Leibovitz as part of the NASA Art Program edit.jpg

Edit 1 – Lightened a bit.

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Articles in which this image appears: Annie Leibovitz, Eileen Collins
FP category for this image: Engineering and technology, People, Space
Creator: Annie Leibovitz

Support as nominator --Mrjohncummings (talk) 01:17, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Looks a little dark. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:03, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed, it would benefit from a little bit of color-adjusting. I don't feel like I should be the one to do it though. CFCF (talk) 15:22, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Edit uploaded — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:36, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Given that the photograph is an artistic work by a noted photographer, I'm not sure it's a good idea to apply colour adjustments before accepting it as a Featured Picture. The lighting and saturation were selected by the photographer for artistic effect and adjusting them undermines that intention. Of course, it would be the right adjustment to make on many other images, but not when the image itself is intended as (and should be represented as) art rather than simply informative. Regards, The Land (talk) 21:12, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hence why this was uploaded separately. This is only for consideration; whichever version has greatest support is the one which will be promoted (assuming there are at least five supports). I would not dream of overwriting the original with an edit in such a case. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:10, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support - This is an abstract and engaging image. I happily endorse it. DARTHBOTTO_talk•cont 09:57, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Great photo; and of historic significance. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 12:15, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Pretty sure that a photographer of Annie Leibovitz' calibre is capable of getting the brightness/ contrast of her images right, We should go with the original. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 00:34, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  +1. Good idea lightening it, but let's have the original as the FPC. Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry (Message me) 00:48, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
~~Support~~ either. High quality, interesting composition. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:10, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Striking support until deletion review completed. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 03:18, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support original. Leave artistic work by noted photographer as intended. -- KTC (talk) 14:11, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support original. Agree with the others that the photographer made a clear decision to light the photo in this way and we should respect that decision. Also, it's notable not just for the astronaut but as an example of the photographer's work. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 19:20, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support I agree with respecting the artists lighting but remember this will have been a medium-format film photo that someone scanned or photographed so might not match the original. See this photo of it in a gallery. It is interesting the white balance appears different in that photo and the colours more saturated -- but it is hard to tell what is right as that photographer/camera may have changed things. Another photo from that set has Collins with her helmet off and two examples here and here look different to this. I prefer a less sickly coloured sky. -- Colin°^Talk 10:38, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The original in that photo seems much more saturated, suggest we try to change it a bit more to that. Something does seem off with the color. CFCF (talk) 16:14, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Actually, it looks very likely this picture will be deleted. It appears NASA have miscategorised it when they included it on Flickr Commons. -- Colin°^Talk 17:58, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
~~Support Original~~ Nice composition, good colors. Original lighting puts more focus on the person. -- ТимофейЛееСуда. 21:25, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

(struck until DR below is complete) -- ТимофейЛееСуда. 03:43, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

On DR now. J e e 03:02, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:06, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Both images were deleted per commons:Commons:Deletion requests/File:Eileen Collins photographed by Annie Leibovitz as part of the NASA Art Program.jpg. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:06, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]