Wikipedia:Picture peer review/Henry Stimson portrait

Henry Stimson

Henry L. Stimson (1867-1950) served as the U.S. Secretary of War, Secretary of State and Governor-General of the Philippines

Good quality photo portrait of an important 20th century figure

Creator

Harris & Ewing, c. August 8, 1929 (PD because copyright was not renewed)

Nominated by

Spikebrennan (talk) 15:04, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

Comments

• It's not very sharp... even in the thumb I'm bothered by the softness around the shoulders. Fletcher (talk) 18:09, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
  • I think the ultra-shallow DOF is probably a stylistic choice of the time (looking at similar studio portraits from 1860s-1930s) as well as a result of the relatively large but not sensitive film of the time. Still, it's not sharp where it is in focus, and the jpeg artifacts are disturbing. Uploading less compressed version. Thegreenj 21:27, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

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