Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Della H. Raney

Della H. Raney edit

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Original – Captain Della H. Raney in 1945

Reason: A fairly charming image of the first African American nurse in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps. Rather like her wooden name plaque and it's clever positioning in the photo as almost a caption.
Articles in which this image appears: Della H. Raney
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military
Creator: Uncredited photographer, restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.4% of all FPs} 22:39, 9 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support Nice image. (t · c) buidhe 23:10, 9 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support – how about brightening the left side a bit? It looks to me like a scanning problem rather than a photographic or lighting feature. Bammesk (talk) 03:13, 10 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Bammesk: I thought it was lighting, but it is a bit extreme, so I've lightened it a bit. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.4% of all FPs} 23:56, 10 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This was shot with a flash and that's the primary light source (see her neck, also the wall and window trims have a similar shadow). Flash doesn't leave a rectangular gradient on one side (left side), so the dark left side is not a feature of the photo. It can be corrected fully IMO. . . . Here are some possibilities of what could have happened: 1-the photo wasn't scanned properly (it can happen with flatbed scanners, similar to photocopy machines), or 2-something was partially impeding the path of the flash light on the left side (and vertically), this is unlikely given the well-defined shadows on the wall trims, also unlikely given nothing is impeding the path of the lens, or 3-the negative wasn't handled/developed properly. In any case, the dark left side is not a feature of the photo, so I think it is Ok to fix it. Bammesk (talk) 01:59, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Bammesk: There's a definite shadow on the left side of her face. That makes me presume the lighting isn't centred. I could be wrong, but I believe a flash at the time would be the old flash pans, not one on the camera. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.4% of all FPs} 02:14, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, it is not an on-camera flash, and it is positioned slightly off center. Nonetheless the primary source is one flash, placed near the camera and above the lens. Bammesk (talk) 02:49, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

With slight reluctance, Done. Given the clear reflection off of the one box in the upper mid-left, the upper left-centre clearly should be lighter than the bit left of that, though. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.4% of all FPs} 03:35, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Definitely an improvement. At first I thought her name was some kind of watermark :-) Bammesk (talk) 03:56, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

It's a cheeky addition of a wooden nameplate, and I kind of.... really like it. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.5% of all FPs} 05:33, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support Good EV, and an interesting portrait. I'm also a fan of the nameplate, and want one just like it for my desk at work. Nick-D (talk) 11:09, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
- I'd suggest getting your own name. One just like it would be odd, unless you were a nurse of the same name and rank. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.5% of all FPs} 19:45, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  - Dunno, it probably wouldn't be the weirdest thing my colleagues have seen me do. Nick-D (talk) 04:39, 16 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support. —David Eppstein (talk) 16:39, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 16:45, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 03:55, 13 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Capt. Della H. Raney, Army Nurse Corps, who now heads the nursing staff at the station hospital at Camp Beale, CA - NARA - 535942.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:47, 19 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]