Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Haile Selassie

Haile Selassie

Original - Haile Selassie I, c. 1923. A defining figure in Ethiopian and African history, Selassie was Ethiopia's regent from 1916 to 1930 and Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He is also the religious symbol for God incarnate among the Rastafari movement, which had an estimated million adherents in 2000.

Unrestored version for comparison

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)[reply]
Support. Slightly out of focus, but the encyclopedic value is very high. Mostlyharmless (talk) 00:25, 18 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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)[reply]
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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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

Promoted Image:Selassie restored.jpg MER-C 06:21, 24 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]