Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Michelangelo's David 2015.jpg

File:Michelangelo's David 2015.jpg, not featured edit

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I withdraw my nomination All by -- LivioAndronico ^(talk) 20:22, 12 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- LivioAndronico ^(talk) 20:22, 12 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support - It's surprising there is no featured picture of this sculpture yet. Good job with this. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:04, 13 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support Per Ikan. --Johann Jaritz (talk) 04:07, 13 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support per above --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 06:32, 13 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support INeverCry 06:41, 13 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support 😄 ArionEstar 😜 (talk) 11:53, 13 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Hubertl 14:14, 13 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support but maybe a bit oversharpened --Uoaei1 (talk) 15:06, 13 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose I, too, am surprised we've never featured a picture of this one. And I have seen it, and I am aware that there are challenges to photographing it well. And Livio did a lot to try and resolve them. But all the same ... I would prefer to feature a picture with this much attention to detail that reflected more how the statue actually looks when you see it, more like this one (even though I'd oppose that one as an FP due to its noise issues), which shows the softer light on it. As it is, the long exposure Livio seems to have been required to use to capture the level of detail he wanted in the absence of a flash (which IIRC you're not allowed to use on it anyway) has left us with a good deal of clipping. I wouldn't mind the shadows in the rear, but the blown or nearly blown chest is another thing. Daniel Case (talk) 17:18, 13 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Am I looking at a different photo from the supporters? Or have the technical requirements for FP been overlooked in awe of Michelangelo's work? This looks like it was shot on a mobile phone, it is fuzzy, noisy and not sharp at all. The colour is sickly yellow and there is chroma noise. The face and hair looks like too much Clarity slider and too much overall contrast -- Livio please respect the artworks you photograph by being gentle with the processing. The viewpoint is unflattering -- I can see right up his nose. The lighting/angle isn't highlighting the form properly. Compare the photos here. Look at the torso in the first photo on that web page. The higher angle of view shows David in the correct proportions, rather than foreshortened by looking up. The proportions are rather important for this statue. Look at the lighting on his face on the second photo. Our featured pictures of statues should be sharp, low noise, with accurate colours and proportions. For statues, it is all about how the light interacts with the stone and needs to be as well lit as a studio portrait. Simply pointing a DSLR at the subject isn't enough. This is not even QI. -- Colin (talk) 17:30, 13 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per others, might be worth it to try some different processing, though. --El Grafo (talk) 18:28, 13 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I'll not go as far as Colin, but I see two major flaws: some loss of details on the chest (overexpose ?), and a very visible (sharpening ?) white line along the legs. The background is noisy.--Jebulon (talk) 18:37, 13 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose as per others. Yann (talk) 22:12, 13 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Per others. --Medium⁶₉ ^{You wanted talk to me?} 15:07, 14 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I withdraw my nomination I do not think you can make comparisons with pictures at different times of day with different lighting, and then I do not dwell on the many stupid things I've read--LivioAndronico ^(talk) 19:21, 14 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

LivioAndronico, you only escaped a ban from FPC because you pretended to retire and sell your camera gear. If I see another insult like this, it will be your last FPC nomination. You have the opportunity here to learn from others and improve your photography but instead you insult and refuse to accept your images could be better. -- Colin (talk) 20:09, 14 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

No Colin,i don't escaped ,I lived. Anyway i come back beacuse we need to people different of you that threaten and say things false and meaningless. Remember this is a community and don't decide nothing without the others! --LivioAndronico ^(talk) 22:56, 14 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed results:

Result: 8 support, 6 oppose, 0 neutral → not featured. /George Chernilevsky ^talk 08:21, 17 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]