Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Padaung Girl

Padaung Girl


As taken from the original comments on this image: ''This is an image I photographed at a refugee camp in Northern Thailand of a young Padaung hilltribe girl from Myanmar. I didn't originally intend to photograph her as I didn't want to appear insensitive and touristy. I tried to communicate with smiles and hand signals but her expression never wavered. She looked quite unhappy and at that point, I felt I had to capture this emotion.''

I'm not sure how you guys are going to feel about this image, given that it has clear encyclopaedic value as well as being quite a personal portrait of a young girl whom I didn't get explicit permission for the photo (it was impossible due to communication barriers, however, she did not react either positively or negatively to the camera). That said, I feel this is a pretty high quality photograph of a fascinating ethnic group, and adds significantly to the article.


 * Nominate and support. - Diliff  | (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:45, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Support very nice photo and is very informative in regards to it's article. Pegasus1138 Talk 22:00, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Support original, awesome. Comes across very naturally and not posed. Now what were you doing in a thai refugee camp, and why is the reflection in her eyes just not clear enough to get a glimpse of how the photographer looks? ;-) --Dschwen 22:03, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
 * *Mumbles something about being able to buy ANYTHING in Thailand* . ;) No, seriously, it was part of a tour on the Nothern Thailand tourist trail. These are genuine refugees but the Thai government encourages them to support themselves through selling kitschy/handcrafted wares to the tourists and they tend to bus unsuspecting westerners in under the guise of an authentic hill tribe market. Diliff  | (Talk)   (Contribs) 22:32, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Support. Clear and informative; exactly what FPs should be. bcasterline t 22:07, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Support in principle but it seems a little dark. Maybe some levels adjustment will help?  howch e  ng   {chat} 22:46, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't know, it looks pretty well balanced on my screen (it is already slightly adjusted - the original JPG was slightly underexposed), but my faith in the accuracy of my display is slightly shaken as a result of the Machu Picchu Banding Fiasco ;). Diliff  | (Talk)   (Contribs) 22:55, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
 * How about this edit? I magnetic lassoed around the girl and added a curves layer to brighten her up.  howch e  ng   {chat} 07:11, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Michael Jackson effect. I think the girl looks fine in the original. With the edit we only loose contrast. --Dschwen 07:42, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
 * I was thinking of the image of the photo of the Kikuyu woman I previously nominated and how one of the complaints (among others) was that it was in the shadow. Maybe I upped the brightness too much. I'll try again tonight with a little less on the curves layer.  howch e  ng   {chat} 16:07, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
 * The orange is too bright in the edit. I think a smaller bump might help. -Ravedave 06:12, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Support. Despite photographer's concerns, I think this is quite encyclopedic. - Mgm|(talk) 08:49, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Support. I agree with Mgm great encyclopedic photo.Aslan9
 * Support. RyGuy17 07:16, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Support I like the contrast in the brightened version, but original maybe feels... more genuine. Excellent photograph. BryanHolland 20:32, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Support either, prefer original. Cute pic, and poignant. ~ Veledan • Talk 23:15, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Support original. She's in the shade, slightly dark is thus OK. --Janke | Talk 11:15, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Support either, but my preference is for the edit (helps the photo stand out in the article). Has high encyclopedic value, we do not have any other photos of this ethnic group. Also, no technical complaints to speak of. -Fadookie Talk 12:45, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Support, very good picture, reminds me of Image:Sharbat Gula.png --Lewk_of_S e rthic contrib talk 21:32, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

. New edit is good too but there is more support for the original ~ Veledan • Talk 15:29, 21 April 2006 (UTC)