Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Seth MacFarlane

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Original – Seth MacFarlane at the 2010 Comic Con in San Diego.
 
Alt 1 – Seth MacFarlane at the 2009 Comic Con in San Diego.
 
Alt 2 – Seth MacFarlane at the 2012 Comic Con in San Diego.
Reason
Well, it has high quality, it has a free license, and it has a nice capture of MacFarlane in Comic-Con 2009.
Articles in which this image appears
Seth MacFarlane, Family Guy, Fuzzy Door Productions, and etc.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
The creator of the image, where possible using the format is Gage.
@Crisco 1492 Just being curious, how exactly is the lighting "really harsh", and honestly I have no idea what you meant by describing the photo "quite soft". Also, how exactly are the eyes "out of focus"? Blurred Lines 03:15, 2 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • You and I are looking at the same photograph, right? Try looking at full size, notice how the pupils are not quite clear. I had the same issue taking pictures of Hamdy Salad and Rachmat Djoko Pradopo at a recent event (though Gage has better equipment than I); the harsh lights directed at the stage cause softness to be hard to avoid, as the light reflects off the face. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 03:32, 2 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Crisco 1492 Well, at least the photo is not too bright so you won't be able to see the whole photo. I personally think that when he captured the photo, he didn't have the lighting feature on while taking it, or probably had a auto-brightness on the camera he had so it wouldn't be too bright, or as you say it, "harsh lights". Blurred Lines 03:54, 2 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Now you get my point that mics are sometimes distracting. According to the file description and the description in the FP nom page, "Australian comedian and TV personality Brian Nankervis during a live performance in Melbourne". Again, the mic is OK to be there. Now, for this image, it would be better if the mic is not there. Mediran (tc) 04:02, 2 November 2013 (UTC) PS: Furthermore, the nominator's reason to FP it is "High quality image of an entertainer actually performing." So it is really an excuse for the mic to be there. DO you get my point. Thanks.[reply]

@Mediran No, because obviously it needs to be there, because without the mics in Comic Con, MacFarlane may have to yell what he has to say so large groups of people can hear him, that's why Comic Con have mics in the first place, so MacFarlane could speak to it, and then the voice comes out through loud speakers. So, actually, it is OK for the mic to be there. Blurred Lines 04:14, 2 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
If that so, you could alter your caption in the image (even in the file description). We don't need to be so literal like this. I'm still unconvinced for this to pass. PS: Don't argue in discussions as we can address this concern in the "nicest way" there is. Thanks. Mediran (tc) 05:22, 2 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Blurred: We are here to judge the image. Is it good? Yes. Is it featured quality? No. Why? Because those cups cover up his hands and distract from the image. That's not being pedantic, that's judging an image. Gage does spectacular and very valuable work. However, the situations in which he usually works (press conferences and the like) make it very hard for featured quality images to result. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:19, 2 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Blurred Lines 16:49, 4 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]