Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Barack Obama sworn in

Barack Obama sworn in

Original - Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th President of the United States.

Reason: Captured from the actual swearing in. Higher resolution than the other proposed image, better facial expression.
Articles this image appears in: Barack Obama, Barack Obama 2009 presidential inauguration
Creator: U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo

Support as nominator --TAway (talk) 03:50, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support as uploader --PFHLai (talk) 04:56, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Like I said below: perhaps we should wait a while to see if any better photos of the inauguration come out. This one especially looks like it could be improved upon. Makeemlighter (talk) 06:42, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, sorry but Chief Justice John G. Roberts was an important part of the swearing in, since he administered the Oath of office, and especially since he goofed the lines. If a picture exists showing the faces or profiles of both men, then it would be a different matter. Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 07:18, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - per Matthewedwards.--Avala (talk) 10:40, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - I don't like the back of somebody's head being front and centre. As said above, a picture of both men's faces/profiles would be preferable. --Rob (talk) 11:02, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - It's a dramatic photo, but technically, it's fairly poor. Obama's shirt and Michelle's dress (and the shirts of those behind them) have blurred into burnt highlighs, the focal point of the image is the blurry back of someone's head, and the bulletproof screen runs askew along the bottom border of the image (though admittedly, that could be cropped out without losing anything important). Laïka 13:09, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Pile-on oppose In addition to what others have said, it looks like the First Lady is blinking. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 15:58, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support - what? Who cares if robert's head is faced the wrong way? The image is used to illustrate obama and his inauguration, not roberts. de Bivort 18:26, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - not one of the better pics of the day. Omnibus (talk) 18:44, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - neither visually striking nor informative. Without the caption, readers unaware of the US inaugural process would be clueless to the proceedings. Furthermore, the swearing in ceremony is a formality performed by every president, I can't recall any prominent or FP-worthy distinctions captured in these proceedings. Please hold off nominating new pictures of Obama unless they will be considered iconic in twenty years time, there's no need to document things like his first presidential sneeze. ˉˉ^anetode╦╩ 23:45, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Not visually striking and unclear copyright status. The nominator says it was captured from the inauguration (screen captures of news programms aren't PD), the source says it was created by a U.S. Air Force Airman or employee, taken or made during the course of the person's official duties. I'm having trouble believing Air Force employees doing their duties on the ground during the inauguration when they're supposed to keep the sky clear.- Mgm|^(talk) 12:12, 30 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --Noodle snacks (talk) 12:28, 30 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]