Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson

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Original – Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, winner of the 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature

Reason: It's a very good photograph, high resolution and sharp. It does have some vignetting at the top and sides, but it's minor, and given the paper texture, looks nightmarish to fix. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 21:01, 5 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Articles in which this image appears: Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson+2
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator: Erwin Raupp, restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 20:36, 5 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Leaning to support, but the photo is marred by a strange-looking screen - is it a scan from a printed original, or is it something in the photo itself? --Janke | Talk 07:33, 6 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
- @Janke: Pretty sure that's paper texture. This is definitely a scan of a printed copy, but the semi-grid is not as regular as it looks at first glance: It undulates a bit. Looks like paper texture to me. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 12:26, 6 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  - @Adam Cuerden: If it is a photo of a printed, rasterized copy, that could explain the wavy texture (or moiré). I can't imagine a wavy paper texture like that. But we'll probably never know. --Janke | Talk 13:41, 6 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  - I doubt that, given the provenance. I suppose it might be a photochrom, but the mounting (see original) speaks against it, as does the National Library of Norway itself I'm thinking cloth layer? Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 14:05, 6 October 2019 (UTC)clear[reply]

Oh, wait, maybe I'm being stupid. Maybe it's from the deckle, or the paper process included a belt to press it between rollers? I'm able to find linen finishes for paper pretty easily, but historic paper is not my expertise. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 14:10, 6 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Support, definitely after looking at the original, mounted photo. Thanks for the link, now I know the "screen" is in the original, and not an artefact. --Janke | Talk 15:40, 6 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 15:51, 6 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support Neglected writer... Geoffroi 20:22, 6 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Nobelist has high enough EV, and it's a striking enough portrait, to make up for the anti-vignetting and odd textural detail. —David Eppstein (talk) 01:22, 7 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support DreamSparrow ^Chat 08:26, 8 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Portrett av Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, 1909 - no-nb digifoto 20150129 00043 bldsa BB0791 - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:37, 15 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]