Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Mecca pilgrim

Mecca pilgrim

I really like the composition of this. I know there's a blown highlight on the top of the guy's head, but this picture has such great encyclopedic value that hopefully that can be overlooked. Used in Mecca, Pilgrimage, Hajj, Islam, Prayer, Haram, and Saudi Arabia.

Nominate and support. howch e ng {chat} 00:30, 25 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. The subject of the photo seems less like a pilgrim than a leader, given his position high above the majority of pilgrims. Also, the description on the image page calls him a "supplicating" pilgrim, which seems a bit strange in context. -- Moondigger 00:37, 25 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- At full res, you can see other people standing at the top level of the building across the plaza, so it's my assumption that due to the angle of the photographer, you just can't see the other pilgrims standing to either side of this person. howch e ng {chat} 06:25, 25 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Overblown sky, crowd is just a bunch of dots(I know, it's a crowd and crowds look like dots.). Good shot though, I am sure it improves it's article. HighInBC 13:41, 25 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Strongly Oppose Guy blocks the shot, people blurry, and too much sky. --Digon3 16:04, 25 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Per Above --Fir0002 12:07, 26 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose because of sky, fuzziness, etc. I think the man adds something for certain articles. gren グレン 02:34, 27 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, due to the leader impression you get from the shot. The crop should be wide enough to include more people. The photographer probably made his descission because he assumes his viewership knows about the mecca pilgrimage, but for an encyclopedia I'd prefer a different version. --Dschwen 14:02, 27 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Dschwen --Billpg 23:52, 27 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. The image page for this photo states that this picture is already a featured picture. --Billpg 23:52, 27 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It's featured on Commons, not here. -- Moondigger 00:02, 28 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted Mikeo 10:43, 1 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]