Wikipedia:Picture peer review/Image:Old timer structural worker.jpg

Old timer structural worker
Construction of the Empire State Building, 1930. An aging construction worker tightens a bolt at the edge of a beam. At right, the shot looks down on the pinnacle of the Chrysler Building, which was the world's tallest finished structure at that time. Photographed by Lewis Hine (U.S. Gov't public domain).

A landmark subject, a well composed photograph, and inherent tension in the subject's precarious position. Large file size. Mild surface scratches and small artifacts, which could be addressed. Soft focus that can't be fixed. Is this worth a cleanup?

Appears in:
 * Empire State Building
 * Manhattan
 * History of New York City (1898-1945)

Comments: Seconder:
 * Nominated by: Durova Charge! 12:10, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I'd suggest going ahead and nominating this. It could stand to be cleaned up, but it's a marvelous photo.  Spikebrennan (talk) 14:49, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm not so sure. It has major quality issues both in the original shot (the subject is out of focus) and in the scan, which is really noisy and way too contrasty in the foreground. FPC wouldn't be plain sailing, even with the clean-up. This FP, shot 30 years earlier, is a fair quality comparison. I've also seen much, much better examples of this kind of subject which might even be PD by now. Worth considering before nominating, is all. --mikaultalk 14:44, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

