Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Peter Ustinov

Peter Ustinov

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Original - Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov (1921–2004) was an English actor, writer and dramatist. A noted wit and raconteur, he was a fixture on television talk shows and lecture circuits, as well as a respected intellectual and diplomat who served as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF and President of the World Federalist Movement. Ustinov was the winner of numerous awards over his life, including Academy Awards, Emmy Awards, Golden Globes and BAFTA Awards, as well the recipient of governmental honours from, amongst others, the United Kingdom, France and Germany.

Reason: High quality portrait
Articles in which this image appears: Peter Ustinov, 2004
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: Allan Warren

Support as nominator --Calliopejen1 (talk) 19:13, 4 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose The lighting appears to be a bare strobe attached to the camera just to its right (rotated camera). Such harsh point source-like lighting is as far from high-quality lighting as one can get. The picture is too dark. The color is too saturated. Although Peter Ustinov is a very interesting person, the exceedingly poor quality of the picture is insufficient to evoke the “stop, stare & click” reaction to Featured Pictures we would hope to see out of our I.P. readership. Greg L (talk) 19:35, 4 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- - Greg L is correct about the positioning, but I'd disagree with the assessment that its a point source, the penumbrae indicate something softer. The total effect feels a bit like a ring light to me. Noodle snacks (talk) 08:28, 5 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Looks pretty good to me. It's also worth noting that the subject is dead, making this very much irreplaceable. J Milburn (talk) 14:36, 5 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support. I don't see much room for criticism. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 14:43, 5 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support. This is a very good portrait. The lighting is slightly eccentric, but we can clearly see the intent of the photographer, to highlight the subject while still showing the surrounding, homelike environment. Chick Bowen 15:36, 5 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support Greg might be right about the colour, but unorthodox lighting isn't necessarily bad. Noodle snacks (talk) 04:34, 6 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support As I scrolled down this one caught my eye.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 04:37, 7 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Sir Peter Ustinov Allan Warren.jpg --Jujutacular ^talk 19:13, 13 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]