Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/David Suchet.jpg

Reason: We currently don't have a lot of portraits featured and this one is up to the quality. Not sure about the enc. So go on and comment. It can also represent baldness.
Proposed caption: A portrait of David Suchet, an English actor best known for his television portrayal of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot in the television series Agatha Christie's Poirot.
Articles this image appears in: David Suchet
Creator: Phil Chambers

Support as nominator (The Original *New Crop*) (I edited the image, just so you know) Arad 04:37, 9 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Conditional Support of Version 3 - IF the other cropped version gains the majority vote, I will support it as well. --Arad 21:22, 12 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

We have an article about the actor, therefore it has enc value. How else are we supposed to describe how the person looks like? MER-C 04:49, 9 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, that's what I thought... Just wanted to make sure. Well thanks. --Arad 04:50, 9 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I don't know, the crop on the right is a bit too tight, but I like a lot of the other photos in the Flickr photo stream. I didn't go through all of them (slow connection), but are any of the others free? ---Cody Pope 05:27, 9 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- No, I had to contact the author through flickr specifically for this one, but well, I sent him a link to this page just before few minutes, so he can read it and maybe release some others, who knows --Have a nice day. Running 01:23, 12 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Amazing quality. And while I do think David Suchet and Poirot rock, this is an unbiased supporting vote. The cropping is a bit odd, but it doesn't detract from the image very much at all. ♠ SG →Talk 09:36, 9 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose crop 3 — The new crop (version 2) is fine. I don't understand the purpose of cropping away the rest of his suit, especially when it makes the picture even longer aspect ratio-wise. ♠ SG →Talk 00:18, 13 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

*Oppose based on the poor composition ... part of his left ear is missing !this picture from Flickr is much better - Peripitus (Talk) 10:41, 9 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

But it's non-free... MER-C 11:52, 9 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
That image has poor contrast for a b/w portrait. Atomsgive 14:36, 9 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Well, I chose that one, because it's a little bit Poirot, but also a little bit Suchet. The b/w is too much Poirot I think :) --Have a nice day. Running 01:28, 12 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support I like it, even if the crop is unfortunately close Atomsgive 18:52, 9 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Update - The image was updated with a better crop. --Arad 03:14, 10 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support now with the better crop. Large, clear, in focus and with a typically Poirot expression on his face - Peripitus (Talk) 03:27, 10 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support new crop Debivort 04:00, 10 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Support the new crop. It's a shame that some of the others in the Flickr stream can't be made free though. --Cody Pope 04:24, 10 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - nice free portrait, but his left arm is cut off so I am not sure how to vote.--Svetovid 15:34, 10 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

TBH I don't think David Suchet's left arm is of enough encyclopaedic significance to justify an oppose vote... Support. —Vanderdecken∴ ∫ξ φ 16:05, 10 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How about crop 3? If his left arm isn't encyclopedic, surely his right arm isn't either? :) Jeff Dahl 05:17, 11 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support - Sweet! It's Poirot!. -- Grandpafootsoldier 00:27, 11 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support cropped version 3 I think this crop may be a better alternative, Resolution is really outstanding. Jeff Dahl 04:34, 11 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support cropped version 3. Ideal cropping, great portrait. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 12:40, 11 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support. My preference is for the "New crop" rather than version 3. The latter is a bit too... aah... in your face... Spikebrennan 18:22, 11 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Haha, I more or less randomly (I searched for David Suchet in CC photos) found this picture on flickr and then asked author for releasing it under free licence and suddenly, it's feature candidate! Kudos to Phil, the author. And of course, it is a great picture. (I hope I can vote, if I am not an author, only uploader) --Have a nice day. Running 01:19, 12 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose cropped version 3, Support "new crop"' - the 3rd crop ruins the composition of the picture by unbalancing it, otherwise a very good photo -Halo 16:26, 13 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support cropped version 3 His head should be centered, and version 3 does exactly this. – sgeureka ^t•c 14:02, 14 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure where you got this idea from... But every source I checked says that a centred portrait is boring and the composition is much better when the subject is not straight in middle. Thank you for voting. --Arad 17:16, 14 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This isn't a passport photo. What exactly is your reasoning for saying "the head must be centered"? ♠ SG →Talk 04:17, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:David Suchet.jpg MER-C 07:34, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]