Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Stephen Merchant

Stephen Merchant

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 25 Dec 2010 at 05:06:55 (UTC)

Reason: After contacting Merchant's publicist for an image to support his article, I received this great portrait. I also reached the author of the image and she acknowledged it was able to be released under the CC-BY-SA. Besides the fun process of securing the image to be released under a free license, I find this to be an excellent, high-quality capture of the comedic actor.
Articles in which this image appears: Stephen Merchant
FP category for this image: People - Entertainment
Creator: Carolyn Djanogly

Support as nominator --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 05:06, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support That is scary resolution! Aaadddaaammm (talk) 08:22, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose the top is cropped (plus, there is such a thing as too high resolution; nobody wants to see the actual cells on his face). Nergaal (talk) 09:49, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Oppose on the basis that the top is cropped. It seems that the creators of the picture are willing to contribute, so is it possible that you can ask them for another portrait? xD Also, regarding Nergaal's comment: there is no such thing as too high resolution! The higher the better. Always. Nobody asked you to zoom in all the way anyway. Purpy Pupple (talk) 10:20, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Although it would be nice to have the top not cropped as much, I don't think it detracts from the subject (if he was known for wearing a hat or had some unusual hairstyle, I'd probably also want the lesser crop). As we already see the majority of his hairstyle, it's not that much of a loss for the upper ~tenth. Rather than ask for a new image, I'd like to contact the author to see if she would be willing to release other images of other actors, but I'm waiting for the outcome of this nomination first. I was definitely surprised with the resolution provided, so far 99% of the images I've received permission for come no where near this. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 06:33, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Support. Yes, the top of the image is cut off, but the composition is still rather compelling. And no, there can't be too high a resolution- a courtesy copy could be provided at a smaller resolution, but it would always be the larger version we promoted. J Milburn (talk) 11:06, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support per J Milburn. Anoldtreeok (talk) 12:40, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support I don't mind the crop, I think the composition is fine. P. S. Burton (talk) 16:00, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support Composition is fine. Impressive resolution. --Avenue (talk) 00:01, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support per J. Milburn upstate NYer 21:01, 22 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:StephenMerchantAltNov09.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 06:42, 25 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]