Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 30 May 2012 at 12:59:00 (UTC)

Reason: Good quality: quite sharp for a portrait, no lighting issues, no crop issues, and high resolution. Definitly high EV. Valued image in Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Anthony Hopkins, BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: Elena Torre

Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 12:59, 21 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support the hat and shadow over the eyes are less than ideal, but this is pretty good otherwise. Pine^(talk) 21:37, 21 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral. The expression doesn't really do it for me. Technically excellent, however. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 00:27, 22 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Not a fan of the lighting/shadows or the composition. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 10:44, 22 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support. I don't personally mind the lighting too much, though I do feel it is a legitimate objection. Otherwise seems excellent. J Milburn (talk) 11:13, 22 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Lighting is fine to me. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:37, 23 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Shadows, composition, expression all not the best. --Avenue (talk) 09:36, 23 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Comment He appears to have a glowing halo around him, anyone know what that's all about? -RunningOnBrains^(talk) 23:20, 23 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- I see what you mean. I think that might be a slight motion blur because I can't think of any other explanation. Pine^✉ 10:14, 24 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  - My theory is that someone made a selection around Mr Hopkins, set the feathering, and then used levels or curves to brighten him. —howcheng {chat} 19:30, 25 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    - Agreed, I can see the result of some sloppy selection around him, particularly the ear on the right side (his left). But rather than using levels to brighten him, I think they've blurred the background. You can see some posterisation near his ear too, suggesting a gradient that's a little too perfect. Well, was before becoming posterised anyway. Posterisation tends to appear when you apply level adjustments to an area with a subtle gradient. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 19:56, 25 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
      - Oppose as this manipulation really detracts from the quality of the photo. -RunningOnBrains^(talk) 20:34, 25 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Not liking the shadow caused by the brim of the hat. —howcheng {chat} 18:57, 24 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Harsh lighting and shadow on eyes. --ELEKHH^T 22:44, 24 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 19:44, 30 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]