Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Ruby Hirose
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- Reason
- While a bit undersized, I don't think any detail is lost, and it is the best image we're likely to get of her. Only government-produced works have any chance of being out of copyright given whe she lived. Do wish it was less high-contrast.
- Articles in which this image appears
- Ruby Hirose, Toxoid
- FP category for this image
- Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
- Creator
- Science Service image, restored by Adam Cuerden
- Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.3% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 12:50, 13 May 2023 (UTC)
- Oppose - Totally blown highlights (even though not 255) spoils the image for me. --Janke | Talk 17:38, 13 May 2023 (UTC)
- I mean, I can't deny it, though it was, at least, in the original. It's a judgement as to whether the historic value overcomes that. I suspect this was taken for newspaper reproduction, in which case the high contrast might've been considered a benefit. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.3% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 13:51, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
- Support – Good EV. Exceptions to technical criteria apply to historic photos. Bammesk (talk) 13:22, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
- Comment – It does seem that by 1940 a good fotog could have done a better job of avoiding exaggerated B/W contrast. – Sca (talk) 14:33, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
- As I said, I suspect that it was being photographed for newspaper reproduction, which, if you've seen newspaper reproductions of the time, explains a bit. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.3% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 14:38, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
- Er, 1940 is before my time -- but I know what you mean about newspaper letterpress repro from etched halftone plates. -- Sca (talk) 13:31, 15 May 2023 (UTC)
- Well, I didn't think you'd have seen them at time of printing! Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.3% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 13:43, 15 May 2023 (UTC)
- Er, 1940 is before my time -- but I know what you mean about newspaper letterpress repro from etched halftone plates. -- Sca (talk) 13:31, 15 May 2023 (UTC)
- As I said, I suspect that it was being photographed for newspaper reproduction, which, if you've seen newspaper reproductions of the time, explains a bit. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.3% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 14:38, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:54, 23 May 2023 (UTC)