Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Kamal Abbas (cropped).jpg

File:Kamal Abbas (cropped).jpg, not featured

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Info created by Hossam el-Hamalawy - uploaded by Jbarta - nominated by The Egyptian Liberal -- The Egyptian Liberal (talk) 14:47, 16 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- The Egyptian Liberal (talk) 14:47, 16 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
~~Support~~ - I like the colors, like the focus. I also like face reactions, it just represents humanity! Very nice --عمرو (talk) 08:40, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Only editors whose accounts have at least 10 days and 50 edits can vote. --99of9 (talk) 12:32, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose I cannot see anything special in that photo. --Yikrazuul (talk) 21:09, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Katarighe (talk) 17:02, 18 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Sherif9282 (talk) 09:14, 19 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose -- Nothing really special about this image. I can't see it as an FP. Some noise particles. TrebleSeven (talk) 15:52, 20 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Aesthetically pleasing, expressive, high-resolution April 2010 photo of a longtime Egyptian dissident who the following year was one of the key opposition figures in the 2011 Egyptian revolution, a major historical event. Boud (talk) 23:14, 20 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support Cathy Richards (talk) 20:34, 21 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support Yarl ✉ 22:39, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose No wow. Yann (talk) 08:24, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support I'm not sure what qualifies an image to be featured, but this image has high resolution, good colors, an epic focus and is clean. Bahraini Activist (talk) 17:51, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose As Yikrazuul. --Karelj (talk) 23:09, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Unneccessary BW usually reduces encyclopedic/educational value. Otherwise a good portrait in a good context for an activist. I would consider supporting a colour version. Portraits have a tough time getting through FPC. --99of9 (talk) 02:57, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
~~Support~~ Same as Bahraini Activist -- --Ircpresident (talk) 11:19, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Only editors whose accounts have at least 10 days and 50 edits can vote. --99of9 (talk) 12:32, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Comment about the B&W objection: I have talked to Hossam and he looked everywhere to see if he has a color version of this image but he couldn't find one. This this only version he has of this photo. He took it in black and white (If you look at this work, he mostly takes B&W photos, rarely colored ones). As for this image, its not same one, as you can see the mouth is a bit more open in it. Hossam has been kind kind to release some of his images so we can use them on wikipedia (even though his photos are his main income) that we wont be able to find under a free license anywhere else. As for the historical misleading issue that the B&W version might lead to, I dont think it will happen; This is picture of Golda Meir in B&W even though colored photos existed in her time. The reason Hossam takes a lot of his photos in B&W is because he feels it capture the subject much better and it shows more soul then the colored ones but that's his POV as an artist (Photography is a form of art). Some artists like to use colors while others like to draw with a pencil but they are beautiful in their own way :-) -- The Egyptian Liberal (talk) 11:37, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I am also not worried about "historical misleading" - the date is clearly marked. My main issue is with the educational value, and on this issue I think art and education often diverge. It is unfortunate, but since this is a site primarily concerned with educational value, I usually oppose BW images unless there is a special reason for it. And please do not read me as saying that I do not appreciate this photographic donation, I think great portraits are essential to the wikipedias, and I am very glad Hossam licensed it freely. PS I think that coloured pic you linked to has heaps of soul!! (and would make a perfect taxobox portrait) --99of9 (talk) 12:11, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

~~Support~~ Although B&W, the picture does speak. عمرو بن كلثوم (talk) 12:24, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Only editors whose accounts have at least 10 days and 50 edits can vote. --99of9 (talk) 12:32, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

* Support B&W photos, especially portraits are often better because of the starkness caused by lack of color; mood and expression become more striking in b&w. Marrante (talk) 21:48, 25 January 2012 (UTC) Time is over.--Jebulon (talk) 13:50, 26 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed results:

Result: 7 support, 5 oppose, 0 neutral → not featured. /99of9 (talk) 21:16, 26 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]