Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Protest of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in Times Square (62507).jpg

File:Protest of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in Times Square (62507).jpg, not featured edit

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Info A father and son at a rally in support of Ukraine in Times Square, NYC. Yes, the background is busy and the light is a bit harsh, but I keep coming back to this shot. Demonstrations like this are typically full of anger and desperation, and I was struck by the tone of pride and hopefulness here, which I think is well summarized in this guy's expression. all by — Rhododendrites ^talk | 13:11, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Rhododendrites ^talk | 13:11, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I really like this image, but I have a serious personality rights concern, even more with a child being in the picture. Did the father consent to this image going public under a free licence? --Kritzolina (talk) 14:24, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- In the US, when people are in public there's not a requirement to ask for permission to photograph or publish photographs. At a demonstration like this, it's generally expected that people want to be visible/photographed/documented. That said, I do make it a habit to ask (and always when children are involved), and did ask permission in this case. I don't make it a habit of chatting with people about what licensing the photos will have, though (??). — Rhododendrites ^talk | 15:57, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  - SupportThank you for that answer, that is good enough for me to support this. --Kritzolina (talk) 17:06, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  I have added a {{Consent}} tag to the image page to address this. Daniel Case (talk) 16:14, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 16:10, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support This picture really resonated within me. — Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk | contribs)} 16:22, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Aristeas (talk) 16:36, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral I like it, original and the picture talks to me but the ligthing is really difficult for a kind of portrait Poco a poco (talk) 17:47, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose In a mass of pictures this one wouldn't really stick out to me as exceptional with the lighting and background. Maybe if it was just the kid in the center --Lupe (talk) 19:00, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- As it happens, we have a mass of pictures. :) I hope you/others will nominate the ones which do stand out. — Rhododendrites ^talk | 19:19, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support FP means stand out. As Rhododendrites has appropriately stated, the man's expression stands out extraordinarily. His poignant face outweighs the unfavorable lighting conditions. I also think I see tears in the son's eyes. Maybe I can't be completely impartial with an Ukrainian family member, but the picture touches me deeply! -- Radomianin (talk) 19:35, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Per Poco for the light. Some obvious blown out chunks, and the one on the forehead breaks the deal, as does the fact that the kid and the ~~presumed~~ father don't look in the same direction. - Benh (talk) 20:58, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Benh.--Ermell (talk) 21:08, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Cut feet of the child. Also the hair is distracting at the right. Agree with Benh's review too -- Basile Morin (talk) 00:37, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose This is a nice, moodful, emotional shot of the protest. It would suit every article on this event very good. Taken out of context, it will lose quite a lot of that. Viewing it just as a picture, there’s all the circumstances you can hardly avoid in a demonstration like this: cut-off neighbouring persons, cluttered and busy background, harsh light. The missing feet don’t bother me that much here, since nearly the father’s entire body has been cut off as well :) you have to pick a crop of course, and it’s not bad, that’s not the problem here. The picture, as it is, is just too arbitrary, too common in such a gathering in my eyes to get a feature for being outstanding. If only the background were a bit more blurred :) --Kreuz schnabel 09:04, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support the lighting doesn't really bother me much. --SHB2000 (talk) 11:21, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral Sorry, but the image does not stand out to me. That said, it doesn't 'not stand out' enough for me to oppose either. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 08:55, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Not exceptional. --Tagooty (talk) 08:31, 27 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support Yes, there are blown or near-blown highlights. Yes, the background is a little cluttered. Yes, there's an awkward crop at lower right. But nonetheless I think the pose is great and has huge symbolic value ... the boy, dressed in Ukraine's colors and holding a Ukrainian flag, is literally being supported by his father (also in Ukrainian colors). So in supporting his son he is also supporting Ukraine. Daniel Case (talk) 16:12, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Result: 8 support, 6 oppose, 2 neutral → not featured. /Basile Morin (talk) 01:30, 4 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]