Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Aida

Original - Poster for a 1908 production of Giuseppe Verdi's Aida in Cleveland, Ohio.

Alt 1 - Restored image with colors corrected, edges sharpened

Not for voting - The original. Note the damage right down the centre which has disappeared in the restoration.

Reason: I think this poster - almost certainly showing the triumphal march in Act II, Scene 2 - is one of the best images we have for Verdi operas. A rather nice, detailed lithograph, as well, if not, perhaps, the most delicate. If I missed anything, just tell me and I'll do my best to fix it up.
Articles this image appears in: Aida. Could reasonably go in others, but this will do for now.
Creator: The Otis Lithograph Co

~~Support as nominator~~ Support Alt 1 - Kaldari's right. It's better. I was so busy fixing the damage that I forgot completely about colour (also, I looked at the bar, but didn't realise the leftmost one was magenta, with red next to it. Magenta looked such a bright red....) --Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 01:32, 26 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 12:17, 26 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Needs sharpening. What happens with a lot of these slide film reproductions is that the focus may be slightly soft. If you don't have a 'sharpen edges' filter on your software, load an uncompressed file and I'll do it. Only takes a minute. Otherwise ready to support. Durova^Charge! 16:56, 26 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- I don't have one beyond a basic "sharpen" tool, as far as I can tell, but I've been automatically uploading a PNG as well as a JPG for all these images. See Image:Giuseppe Verdi - Hippodrome Opera Company - Aida_poster.png. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 17:25, 26 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - Support Alt 1. It's a useful tool for correcting edge blur without making an image look grainy. Next time you upload one of these slide film copies in soft focus, ping me at user talk and I'll run a quick filter on it. Best regards, Durova^Charge! 00:35, 27 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt 1. Colors corrected per color key in original photograph. Edges sharpened. Kaldari (talk) 18:35, 26 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Aida poster colors fixed.jpg MER-C 07:21, 5 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]