Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/DeFord Bailey (improved version)

DeFord Bailey (improved)

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Original – DeFord Bailey in the 1970s, probably upon his first public performance in 30 years

Reason: This is a unique image of a historic figure in the latter years of his life. DeFord Bailey was the first performer to appear on The Grand Old Opry radio show and is only one of two African-American inductees in the Country Music Hall of Fame. His photo clearly fulfills the following FP parameters: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. I understand that 1, 2, & 3 are more concerned with the technical aspects and perhaps this image might not be thought of as fulfilling these criteria, but it is possible that this photo fulfills 1, 2, & 3. It is a singular photo of a unique African-American man in American musical history. Mr Bailey is deceased and it is the only photo of Mr. Bailey available on Commons. Yes, I agree the technical aspects of criteria 1 & 2 are important but I think the historical aspects of this photo should be taken into consideration as well.
Articles in which this image appears: DeFord Bailey, List of Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: Marilyn K. Morton, uploaded by Shearonink, cleanup by Hohum

Support as nominator – Shearonink (talk) 02:06, 26 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Is it not possible to reduce the noise ? DreamSparrow ^Chat 17:42, 27 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - The cleanup couldn't bring back the details lost in the original scan due to overly high contrast (lost detail in highlights and shadows, ~~probably~~ due to scanning from a photographic print (confirmed, looking at original scan), not an original negative/slide). For this reason, my original oppose stands. --Janke | Talk 17:58, 27 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Independent of other issues, I'm not sure about the restoration. Comparing to the original, the image now seems significantly noisier (looking particularly at his hat) and to have lost detail in places (looking particularly at his tie). I don't know if this is through the actual filters applied, or repeated saving? The biggest difference seems to be in the last two edits. TSP (talk) 19:54, 28 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The film grain is slightly more noticeable in the brighter areas now, instead of being blown out. Chroma noise and posterization are reduced though. (Hohum ^@) 20:54, 28 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:45, 5 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]