Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Jacques Rivette Dreaming

Jacques Rivette Dreaming
Voting period ends on 27 Feb 2015  at 17:16:56 (UTC)
 * Reason:The quality is good and I think that the composition is very nice. It is a photo of a well known person with his own Wikipedia page. It is an original work by its creator. (This is my first time on Featured pictures, so apologizes if I've made a mistake on the image size or category, please be understanding) Thanks.
 * Articles in which this image appears:Jacques Rivette
 * FP category for this image:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
 * Creator:Raphael Van Sitteren


 * Support as nominator – Deoliveirafan (talk) 17:16, 17 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment - plenty of character here. Wish only that yellow patch could be cropped from his right side. --Hafspajen (talk) 01:15, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
 * I personally like the negative space in the top right, but I see what you mean and it could be cropped (although I've never done that in Commons and would appreciate some help if there is consensus)--Deoliveirafan (talk) 04:47, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Would it be sacrilegious to just desaturate and darken that yellow patch? --Janke | Talk 10:11, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
 * I am for it, Janke. That, or a slight crop, or both. This is a great picture but the composition is just slightly unbalanced because of the yellow that sticks up as a cointerpoint to his face. Very expressive and interesting face, by the way. Hafspajen (talk) 10:52, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
 * I don't agree with making material changes like that. It seems like the thin end of the wedge. Where does it end? Instead I would advocate cropping out the yellow if you don't like it. There is still plenty left. 109.147.191.118 (talk) 21:57, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Should I try to get in touch with Raphael Van Sitteren for his input?--Deoliveirafan (talk) 04:00, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
 * It is enough if several people agree, it happens all the time that images are cropped or edited. And user doesn't seems to be very active. We were just trying to help. There is not much chance for this image to be a FP as it looks like it does now. But if you prefer to go with the IPs remark, then we will not do anything and leave it as it is. Cheers. Hafspajen (talk) 05:00, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm fine with it being cropped and agree with you about it, I'm just concerned about etiquette or politeness as far as another person's work. I actually contacted this user through their Flickr page and they were nice enough to post photos of Rivette so they could be used in his article. But he did upload them with the condition that they could be adjusted, so I guess it would be ok. Personally I just really like the photo and would love for it to get some exposure (with a bonus as an intended thank you to Rafvansitt), so if cropping it is the way to go I'm all for it.--Deoliveirafan (talk) 05:15, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
 * I let the others decide. If anyone wants to help and cropp this image or adjust, it is fine with me. Hafspajen (talk) 05:18, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Ok, here's a cropped version. There is still enough space in front of him to accommodate some dreaming... --Janke | Talk 09:09, 19 February 2015 (UTC) Jacques Rivette Dreaming cropped.jpg
 * Could you try a second crop that leaves a bit more space? Hafspajen (talk) 09:31, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Prefer not. Then there would be some distracting yellow at right. --Janke | Talk 16:04, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
 * 'Oh, I don't think so, not if you put the line EXACTLY on the edge where the yellow stopps, that gives you quite a lot more space than this crop. Hafspajen (talk) 16:52, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Hey, that's just what I did! Look at the crease in his sleeve, one millimeter more, and you'd have some yellow! ;)--Janke | Talk 07:52, 20 February 2015‎ (UTC)


 * Support as nominator – I'm just going to renew my first support for the cropped image. Thank you for the help, hope I'm not causing arguments.--Deoliveirafan (talk) 04:23, 22 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Is this just going to die? That's too bad, thanks for your help otherwise.--Deoliveirafan (talk) 04:54, 26 February 2015 (UTC)

--Armbrust The Homunculus 18:15, 27 February 2015 (UTC)