Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Haane Manahi

Haane Manahi

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Original – Haane Te Rauawa Manahi, DCM (28 September 1913 – 29 March 1986) was a New Zealand Māori soldier during the Second World War whose gallantry during the Tunisian campaign resulted in a recommendation that he be awarded the Victoria Cross (VC). The subsequent award of the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) disappointed his fellow soldiers who, after his death, advocated greater recognition of his valour. This eventually resulted in a special award in 2007 of an altar cloth for use in a local church, ceremonial sword and a personal letter from Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of his gallantry.

Reason

A fantastic photograph from World War II of a valiant Maori soldier, and the lead image in a featured article. I do like improving the images in featured articles where possible.

Articles in which this image appears

Haane Manahi

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military

Creator

George Robert Bull, restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 10:17, 22 May 2022 (UTC)
• Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 18:42, 22 May 2022 (UTC)
• Support – Should the dark patch in the sky be removed (top right corner)? The top half of his ear is darker than the bottom half, and there is darker shade in the sky as well along a diagonal line. Should it be improved? Bammesk (talk) 03:44, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

  Honestly, I presumed he was in or against the wall of a tent or something, and that was a fabric fold. Natural shadows can look a little weird. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 08:06, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

• That's true, maybe the background isn't sky. Bammesk (talk) 03:08, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

• Yes, there is another diagonal line/crease on the left side just starting above his eye. Zawed (talk) 09:49, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

• I suppose we could crop a bit from the top, though. It's not quite clear if that's natural or an artefact of the camera. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 10:34, 24 May 2022 (UTC) It looked worse.

Aye, a good guide for this kind of thing is to see if they cross boundaries. The lines behind him (even in the unrestored original) stop instantly when they reach him, which is evidence against them being artefacts. There is a shadow on the ear that does slightly line up, but it's different in appearance. (and, frankly, coincidental lines are ridiculously common in photos). Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 00:04, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

• Support. Zawed (talk) 09:51, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
• Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:46, 26 May 2022 (UTC)
• Support. MER-C 10:35, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

Promoted File:Haane Manahi.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 10:51, 1 June 2022 (UTC)