Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Luiz Inácio da Silva

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Reason: clear, encyclopedic portrait; technically excellent. An FP on Commons.
Proposed caption: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is the 39th and current President of Brazil. He is also a founding member of the Workers' Party. Elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2006 (with over 60% of the popular vote in both), he will remain Brazil's President until January 1, 2011.
Articles this image appears in: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Creator: Ricardo Stuckert / Presidência da República. Edited by Lycaon (Commons)

Support as nominator Malachirality 04:42, 27 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Commons debate. MER-C 04:52, 27 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support, valueable and high quality. --Aqwis 15:00, 27 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom and above. Caption could be expanded, though.--Here T oHelp 16:51, 27 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Strikes me as a pretty ordinary portrait, and I don't like the composition with so much building in the top half. Pstuart84 Talk 18:30, 27 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- That would be easy to crop out…--Here T oHelp 13:38, 28 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral. I would definitely support this if it was taken by a Wikimedian, and possibly if it wasn't but was released under a free license specifically for Wikipedia. But this is a government photo that is freely available independent of what we do, and while technically good it's not an especially striking composition.--ragesoss 21:59, 27 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- It's perfectly fine on copyright issues- it's FP on commons so it far exceeds our expectations for copyright. It makes no difference whether it was made specifically for wikipedia- in fact that's a self reference and you cannot let it influence your decision --⁪ffroth 07:52, 28 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  - I don't question the copyright. One of the criteria is "Is among Wikipedia's best work". The less Wikipedia or a Wikipedian was involved in the creation or securing of rights, the higher the quality I expect for the image itself or for its particular unique value within an article(s).--ragesoss 16:12, 31 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Bad background for a portrait. Enc is good for the article, but this is not FP stuff. --Janke | Talk 10:14, 29 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose A COM:FP? Why, because it's big?? As an official portrait of a current politico it displays much more enc value than photographic prowess. The composition and lighting are just awful. Shot on a 1Ds too.. tsk.. --mikaul^talk 15:37, 29 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose He's OK, but the background is distracting and gives him a Mary Ann Vecchio problem. Along with Ragesoss I might approve of this if it were a Wikipedian's, but there has to be a better official portrait available. --Dhartung | Talk 06:48, 2 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted MER-C 05:40, 3 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]