Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Helen Keller circa 1920

Helen Keller circa 1920

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Original – Helen Keller circa 1920 - sitting, holding a flower

Reason: High EV, widely used, good quality
Articles in which this image appears: Helen Keller, Helen Keller Day, 1968, 1880, List of people from Alabama, Harvard University, Cabot House, Frank Haven Hall
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator: Unknown photographer for the Los Angeles Times, restoration by User:Rhododendrites

Support as nominator – — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 00:02, 20 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 03:03, 20 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support :DreamSparrow ^Chat 09:14, 20 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support – --Janke | Talk 09:15, 20 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]
~~Conditional~~ Support - is the white spot below her hands supposed to be there? MER-C 10:35, 20 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]
IMO, it looks like a fragment fallen from the flower or another piece of scrap - not a defect in the photo. But clone it out if you find it disturbing - won't change the EV... ;-) --Janke | Talk 14:58, 20 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Never mind, if it was in the original photo (as opposed to overlooked damage) it's all good. MER-C 15:40, 20 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]
It's a judgement call, and I could easily go either way. It doesn't look like any of the other damage, so it could be natural, but there's no obvious cause of it. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 6.3% of all FPs} 20:05, 20 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support Only things I might have done in addtion would be smooth out that odd dark patch that forms a very clear curve right of her head (kind of like a dark halo) - I'd probably just smooth out the edge a smidgen, though; the sort of upside-down maple leaf-shaped dark blob in the upper right; and the small dark lozenge-shaped blob right against the left hand side near the bottom. Those are very minor flaws, though, in an excellent restoration. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 6.3% of all FPs} 20:02, 20 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I saw that dark spot, too, but I thought it's a liver spot. --Janke | Talk 09:27, 21 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I'm referring, not to her hand, but the left side of the image. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 6.3% of all FPs} 00:56, 22 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Here. This should make it easier: commons:File:Helen_Keller_circa_1920_-_restored.jpg has image annotations now. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 6.3% of all FPs} 01:00, 22 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - Thanks all. Addressing the above in order: I do think the white spot is supposed to be there. Well, "supposed" in the sense of being in the photo rather than on the photo. I'd rather not clone it out for that reason. Thanks for the annotations, Adam. I've had a go at addressing those issues. The halo is, of course, more challenging than the others, since it's a large change in shading. I tried to do some blending. Thoughts? @Adam Cuerden, MER-C, and Janke: — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 23:52, 22 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]
- Quite nicely done! You're very good at this! Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 6.3% of all FPs} 07:47, 23 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Yann (talk) 12:20, 23 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Helen Keller circa 1920 - restored.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 03:09, 2 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]