Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Weird Al

Weird Al

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 26 Jun 2013 at 18:40:31 (UTC)

Original – "Weird Al" Yankovic is a musician known for his satirical and parodical songs who has been active for more than 35 years. His works have earned him three Grammy Awards among nine nominations, four gold records, and six platinum records in the United States.

Reason

Another great picture from Kyle Cassidy. Lots of personality, great lighting and a free license. A highly notable subject known for his comedic music- a side I think this picture captures well.

Articles in which this image appears

"Weird Al" Yankovic

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment

Creator

Kyle Cassidy

• Support as nominator --J Milburn (talk) 18:40, 17 June 2013 (UTC)
• Weak Oppose I hope you'll forgive me, but I actually find the lighting harsh, and Yankovic just looks weird and too demonic to be funny. I prefer his normal, relaxed self. His face is oddly soft (maybe it's just me). – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 22:26, 17 June 2013 (UTC)
• Support Because Yankovic just looks weird. Cowtowner (talk) 01:23, 18 June 2013 (UTC)
• Support I like his facial expression and appears apt for the genre of his songs --BNK(talk) 02:15, 18 June 2013 (UTC)
• Strong Support. It's excellently captured. It falls just slightly short of the resolution requirements but it's tack-sharp. You could upsize it to the requirements and still be happy with the quality. It shows Weird Al in a typical 'in character' pose. I think there'd be room for a second FP of him a normal, relaxed, 'out of character' pose. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 09:42, 18 June 2013 (UTC)

I wasn't around for the minimum size requirement discussion, and I think in this case, the image should not be enlarged—I know you're only suggesting it as an unneeded option—but that's why I didn't consider it as part of my vote above, it just wouldn't seem right. The image is quite large for being a free professional shot of a celebrity who took time out of his day to be photographed on a lit set/stage. Usually I'd be the first in line to support a photograph of him, I have most of his CDs, but I surprised myself when I found I wasn't overly impressed by the photograph. My loss, no one else's! – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 17:03, 18 June 2013 (UTC)

• Support It's a bit undersize, but as Diliff says... Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 18:23, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
• Support per Diliff. --Wingtipvorte^X PTT ∅ 19:33, 25 June 2013 (UTC)

Promoted File:Kyle-cassidy-weird-al-yankovic.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:32, 26 June 2013 (UTC)