Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:A Bukharan dance performed by members of the Rina Nikova ballet in the citadel of Jerusalem - Restoration.jpg

File:A Bukharan dance performed by members of the Rina Nikova ballet in the citadel of Jerusalem - Restoration.jpg, featured edit

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Info created by Zoltan Kluger - restored and uploaded by Adam Cuerden - nominated by IamMM -- IamMM (talk) 11:55, 30 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- IamMM (talk) 11:55, 30 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Nice photo, and I love that the doire-players (the tambourinists) are smiling. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 18:57, 30 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Yann (talk) 08:53, 31 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support as restorer. Thank you! Adam Cuerden (talk) 11:54, 31 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Aristeas (talk) 07:01, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Andrei (talk) 07:06, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 05:41, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:17, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose I'm really torn here. I really like the idea, but not the execution. First of all, it's back-focused on the structure in the background, and that is visible from the preview. As that structure is also placed in the center and noticeably brighter than the dancers, it competes with them for attention, distracting from what is supposed to be the main subject (according to the title). The dancers are crammed in at the extreme edge of the frame. Them facing left makes sense in terms of lighting, but having your subjects looking outside the frame is rarely a good idea. I like the diagonal the ladies on the right build with their line of sight (eyes → top tambourine → heads of dancers), but unfortunately, they are out of focus too. Them again being much brighter than the dancers also does not help, as human attention is naturally drawn to the bright spot. So we have 3 subjects competing for attention, but none of them manages to stand out as the main subject. Judging from the other images in that series, this was a staged photo shoot under somewhat controlled conditions. So standards are a bit higher than for a random encounter in the streets, which makes me lean towards opposing. Close, but not quite a master piece. --El Grafo (talk) 10:10, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@El Grafo: I certainly see your point. The thing about historic media is that what survives is what survives, and it can't be retaken. I attempted to mitigate the flaws - if you compare to the original, details in the shadows are much more visible - but it is, by necessity, imperfect. I still think it's a compelling image, but, well, as I said, you get from history what past generations saved for you, and nothing more. Adam Cuerden (talk) 08:46, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Adam Cuerden Agreed, and I'm trying to factor these things in when I draw a conclusion. I'm sympathizing with Kluger, as I've been shooting film on a manual focus SLR lately ;-) -- El Grafo (talk) 07:47, 7 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Daniel Case (talk) 17:52, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 06:12, 4 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Cmao20 (talk) 13:20, 4 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per El Grafo. Especially the back focus, compared to this which shows more detail of the performers and their clothes (but one musician isn't quite captured well). -- Colin (talk) 16:24, 5 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support--Princess Rosalina 💄 451509 12:52, 7 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed results:

Result: 12 support, 2 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /Ikan Kekek (talk) 13:48, 8 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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