Wikipedia:Graphics Lab/Photography workshop/Archive/Aug 2020

This page, part of the Graphics Lab Wikiproject, is an archive of requests for 2020.
Please do not edit the contents of this page. You can submit new requests here.

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Fair use reduction

Harold Best MP

Article(s): Harold Best
Request: Please reduce (per WP:NFC) as a 300 DPI (RGB) 8 bits-per-component file. Thanks! ‑‑Neveselbert (mobile) ^{(talk · contribs · email)} 11:49, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion

Done PawełMM (talk) 12:40, 2 September 2020 (UTC) {{resolved}}[reply]

Sorry for so many ... this is my first request for the year, and I need it for this Featured List!

"freckled"
"blackish"
"comb"
"with leaves punctured by the stems"
"skull cap"
"pleated" (leaves)
"round leaves"
"matted"
"velvety"
"vesicle" (a small water bladder)

Article(s): List of descriptive plant epithets (I–Z)
Request: I've just nominated this list to be a Featured List, and the first comment is very positive, so I'm hopeful ... help would really be appreciated! There's just one problem ... the thumbnail-sized images of plants are supposed to demonstrate what the Latin or Greek word means, but even after exhaustive searches, I couldn't find any pictures where the indicated features are visible ... but for these images, cropping the image down to half or a quarter of its current size would fix the visibility problem (at thumbnail scale). Please help! - Dank (push to talk) 00:36, 15 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion

@Dank: If you want to change something, please give me your comments. Done PawełMM (talk) 06:44, 15 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Every one is perfect, thanks! - Dank (push to talk) 11:59, 15 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

PawełMM, could I request one more? The sign isn't good, I think, and a close-up would make it easier to see that the cactus has no spines. - Dank (push to talk) 15:37, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Dank: Done as requested. PawełMM (talk) 20:13, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

James McHenry Jones 1

Lincoln School photograph published in 1899
retouched version

Article(s): James McHenry Jones, and others in the future
Request: To the gifted graphists, I'd like to request for this photo to be sharpened, and for its overall appearance to be improved as the graphists see fit. Thank you again for all you do to improve Wikipedia's article images! -- West Virginian (talk) 13:52, 29 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion

Done PawełMM (talk) 14:22, 29 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

PawełMM, thank you so much, as always, for your phenomenal edits to this image! -- West Virginian (talk) 14:59, 29 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Apologies for stepping on your toes Pawel - I've reworked it from the original - less contrast/sharpening, and more tonal range - please revert if desired. (Hohum ^@) 15:33, 29 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hohum, thank you for your additional edits as well! -- West Virginian (talk) 00:04, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

James McHenry Jones 2

Portrait of Jones, published in 1924

Article(s)

James McHenry Jones

Request

Graphists, I'd kindly like to request an edit of Jones' portrait, which is featured in his article's infobox. If possible, could you please remove the white space around the oval portrait, and perform any other edits you deem necessary for the improvement of its overall quality. Thanks again. -- West Virginian (talk) 15:52, 29 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Also, the original source is here: West Virginia Collegiate Institute (1924). El Ojo (PDF). Institute, West Virginia: Alpha Zeta Chapter, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, West Virginia Collegiate Institute. p. 22 of the PDF file. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2020 – via Drain-Jordan Library, West Virginia State University. -- West Virginian (talk) 15:52, 29 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion

Done PawełMM (talk) 19:26, 29 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much, PawełMM, as always! -- West Virginian (talk) 00:02, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Stuck my nose in again. I've reworked it from the original and kept more of the graininess - it seems to keep more detail - also did some manual repair of an eye. Revert as preferred. (Hohum ^@) 15:21, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Watermarks across picture

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1921 black and white photograph of Henry Lytton and Bertha Lewis

Article(s): Henry Lytton
Request: Would it be possible, please, to remove all the "a"s and "Alarmy" watermarks from this PD image? Tim riley talk 22:11, 14 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion

Done PawełMM (talk) 05:37, 15 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

That's perfect! Thank you so much. Tim riley talk 07:44, 15 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

ICOCA Ticket Gate Photos

An ICOCA ticket gate.
Close up of an ICOCA gate reader.

Article(s): ICOCA
Request: Hello, just need the red timestamps on the left hand sides of the images cropped out. Thanks!- Jh15s (talk) 01:45, 31 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion

Done PawełMM (talk) 08:34, 31 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Page-fold down middle of photograph

Description of first image

Article(s): Alan Wheatley
Request: Would it be possible, please to remove the vertical line from top to bottom caused by the page-fold in the magazine from which this picture was scanned?Tim riley talk 19:15, 25 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion

Done PawełMM (talk) 20:25, 25 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

That's just what was wanted: thank you so much! Tim riley talk 20:29, 25 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Request: John Collier's "Lilith", 1889

Article(s): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilith_(painting)

Request

Please improve the quality of this image. Although the image claims to be high-resolution (2204x4202), it is extremely blurry. Please replace with a genuinely high-resolution version.

Another problem is that the original painting has become quite dark and faded over time. Someone with good oil-painting knowledge and photorealistic remastering skills will be needed to restore the scan to make it visible as the artist intended.

Discussion

I do not know where a high quality image can be found. Because the artist died in 1934, it should be free of copyright issues. But, obtaining the image may be more difficult.

A much smaller (637x1200), but slightly more detailed image, can be downloaded from the museum where the artwork is held: https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/lilith-65854/view_as/grid/search/keyword:lilith/page/1 . While improved -- notice the snake's eye above her breast -- the quality of that scan is not stellar and probably not worth using. It may be possible to ask the museum for a higher quality scan, but given that the version they allow you to download comes with a "NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY" license (is that even legal?), I'm not sure they would be open to putting it out to the world via wikipedia.

There are several companies online selling higher resolution versions of the image, either as a stock photo or printed on yoga mats, coffee mugs, and tapestries. However, it is possible they made "significant" alterations to the image by restoring the colours. I'm not sure how copyright law works when a company is simply undoing the effects of aging rather than expressing an artistic intent. I'm guessing that means their images cannot be legally used even if they depict exactly what John Collier painted 130 years ago.

I have another versionn loaded: a little more detail compared to the current version, color corrected to match the museum page. PawełMM (talk) 08:05, 17 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

David Lyon (sociologist)

Article(s): David Lyon (sociologist)
Request: I'm not a photography guy, so would someone be able to recrop this image if others also think that is desirable? The existing crop cuts off the subject's head. Thanks, 207.161.86.162 (talk) 03:27, 29 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion

Done PawełMM (talk) 03:40, 29 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

That was quick – thanks, PawełMM! 207.161.86.162 (talk) 03:42, 29 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]