Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Gandhi and Nehru

Gandhi and Nehru (alternate version)[edit]

Jawaharlal Nehru with Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi alternate version

This is a historical photograph, with two central figures of 20th century Indian history, the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi, and the first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru together. There might be technical issues with the photo (such as size and exposure), but its historical value makes it a good FP candidate nonetheless.

~~Nominate and support.~~ - deeptrivia (talk) 05:57, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Too high contrast. Gandhi's face is totally black, and parts of the image are totally white. Would support a better-quality version. --Janke | Talk 07:15, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Sorry deeptrivia, Gandhi and Nehru don't even have a front on view and as per Janke. Gizza^Chat ^© 07:29, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Okay, that was kind of anticipated. Here's an alternate version. I touched it up a bit, including enlarging and sharpening. Finding Gandhi's photo with Nehru in front view can be difficult.
The 2nd image is not PD. According to [1] (site is currently down), the photograph was taken well after 1923 and is not public domain. It is still copyrighted, and not licensed to be freely used. Also, the enlarging of the photograph made it extra blurry, and noticeably pixelated (such as around Nehru's eyeglasses). — ₀₉₁₈^BRIAN • 2006-03-12 17:34
- As for PD status, it surely is PD (see new tag.) Is there any fix for pixelatedness (like smoothening around that area) ? Is the original size okay? deeptrivia (talk) 18:15, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  - I would upload your enlarged size to a separate file and list it on this page, instead of uploading it over the original. — ₀₉₁₈^BRIAN • 2006-03-12 18:17
~~Support Image:Nehru-gandhi.jpg~~ By all means upload a larger version if one is found but I agree, don't upload a simple enlargement that doesn't add detail ~ Veledan • Talk 20:02, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: Would support #2, but only if a better scan can be found. This one is too small/too fuzzy if enlarged. There's no software in the real world that does what they do on "C.S.I."... ;-) --Janke | Talk 07:09, 13 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: The 2nd image is not in the public domain. It's from the same series of photographs as this one, taken by Dave Davis of Acme Newspictures for the New York World-Telegram & Sun, in 1946. For it to possibly even be public domain in India, it would have had to be taken before 1946. The copyright information is here and here. — ₀₉₁₈^BRIAN • 2006-03-14 07:28
Withdrawn support per Brian's elucidation of the copyright question. Would this be eligible for nomination even in 2007? The subjects and location might be Indian, but the act of publication happened in the US. If we were to wait for date of publication plus X years to free the copyright, wouldn't it be US copyright law that applied? ~ Veledan • Talk 18:57, 14 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- It seems that way to me. — ₀₉₁₈^BRIAN • 2006-03-14 19:04

- Comment: Oh, in that case, maybe we can speedy remove this candidature. deeptrivia (talk) 19:05, 14 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --PS2pcGAMER (talk) 21:32, 25 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]