Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Haile Selassie

Haile Selassie

 * Reason:High-quality formal portrait of an important figure in African history and in the Rastafari movement. I did a really long restoration job to get rid of all the scratches, blotches, etc. Comments/suggestions on the restoration are welcome.
 * Articles this image appears in:Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Emperor of Ethiopia, List of people who have been considered deities, Rastafari movement, African military systems (1800-1900), List of people who have spoken to both Houses of the United Kingdom Parliament,  Rastafarian vocabulary, Mansions of Rastafari
 * Creator:American Colony (Jerusalem) Photo Dept.


 * Support as nominator --Calliopejen1 (talk) 23:18, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Support. Slightly out of focus, but the encyclopedic value is very high. Mostlyharmless (talk) 00:25, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Support per User:Mostlyharmless. It's nice to see a photo of the youthful H.S. -- you mostly see mature or old-age images. Thanks, Pete Tillman (talk) 03:16, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment Can we get any more information on where this was taken? or other information... gren グレン 05:43, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't think so... The "guide card" (don't know what that is) said "Balfour visit" (Arthur Balfour, perhaps?). Calliopejen1 (talk) 12:55, 18 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Support per nominator.--Avala (talk) 10:17, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Support Great encyclopedic value, good focus, and a great restoration. Pie is good   (Apple is the best)  16:28, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Support Lovely find: high EV, good restoration, counters systemic bias. Congrats! Durova Charge! 16:41, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Support Very nice. smooth0707  (talk) 17:08, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Support very very nice, especially compared to the unrestored. Intothewoods29 (talk) 01:33, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Support An excellent image which meets the criteria. Nick Dowling (talk) 11:09, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Support. Ultimate FP stuff. - Darwinek (talk) 19:42, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Support This is a great addition, with high EV, and overall good quality. Wadester16 (talk) 05:08, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Support. Encyclopedic and relatively good quality. Not very sharp, though. Nautica Shad es  13:11, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

MER-C 06:21, 24 August 2008 (UTC)