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Edgar Allan Poe

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Original – "Annie" daguerreotype of Edgar Allan Poe
 
Alt 1 - Increased contrast and further retouching.
Reason
One of very few photos of Poe, lovingly restored.
Articles in which this image appears
Edgar Allan Poe
FP category for this image
WP:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Unknown; restored by Yann and Adam Cuerden
As I understand it, daguerreotypes did not look like that originally - e.g. as faded and damaged, they just experience rather nasty degradation over time. In any case, it hasnt changed that substantially, other than crop, some contrast, and expansion outwards to remove the severely damaged tarnished area surrounding it. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 6.4% of all FPs 11:15, 24 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
@Janke: Do you think that File:Edgar Allan Poe, circa 1849, restored.jpg would be better? Adam's version has more restoration, but this may look like closer to a daguerreotype. Regards, Yann (talk) 11:59, 24 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Daguerrotypes were typically mounted in a glass frame, sometimes with a cover, as a little book. The restorations have removed this. The above mentioned oval restoration (with faded edges) re-inserted in the original frame would satisfy me, looking like a real Daguerrotype. --Janke | Talk 13:49, 24 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
PD-Art only applies to two-dimensional works, the frames are 3D. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 6.4% of all FPs 13:51, 24 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
We have the picture with the frame under a free license, but without restoration. It comes from the Getty Museum via Google Art Project. Regards, Yann (talk) 13:55, 24 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Hm. It's a point. I have a suspicion this one will be preferred in articles, though, where the focus is Poe, not historic photography. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 6.4% of all FPs 14:12, 24 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Yes; that's what I think too. Your version is more useful for illustrating Wikipedia articles about Poe, while the picture with a frame might be more appreciated on Commons, as a work of art in itself. Regards, Yann (talk) 14:20, 24 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – @Qono: when you introduce an alternate please say you did so in a comment, so the reviewers know the nominator isn't presenting two versions. Also, I think it is inappropriate to take a restoration, add more restoration to it (in this case, not in a significant time consuming way, in my opinion) and present it as an alternate while the original restorer(s) are active editors and could have done so (if they chose to) with a mere suggestion. Same for a photograph or a drawing if the creator is an active editor. Just my two cents. Bammesk (talk) 16:20, 24 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Got it, I'll be sure to note introductions of alternatives in the future. I'm not sure why it's inappropriate to contribute an alternative. I'm used to the Wikipedia standard of "be bold", but if there are more local norms I'm violating here, please let me know. Thanks. Qono (talk) 16:50, 24 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Well... you did fail to credit Yann or me, and changed the license from our release into the public domain to one requiring reusers credit you (but not us, since we weren't listed)... that's problematic. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 6.4% of all FPs 17:07, 24 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • In article space, contributors get no credit (or exposure) when their work is used elsewhere (inside or outside wikipedia), so being bold and taking liberty is a nonissue. For visual content (including restorations) contributors get credited when their images are used (for example on the main page), see the archives and notice the footnotes; therefore contributing to others' work and having one's name or username be listed alongside their name would be inappropriate IMO when/if such contributions are non-significant (in creativity or timewise) and when the original contributors are active editors and could do so (if they chose) with a mere suggestion. Bammesk (talk) 17:29, 24 March 2019 (UTC) . . . . fixed the archive link.[reply]
  • Well, also note that [1] - the version of the file description Qono used - and this is probably a mistake, but a rather bad one - credits Qono as sole author and mentions neither Yann nor me anywhere on the page. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 6.4% of all FPs 18:19, 24 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:06, 2 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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