Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Martin Luther King at the March on Washington

Martin Luther King[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 31 Jan 2016 at 20:04:30 (UTC)

Reason: I'd say this is one of the two best-composed images in Martin Luther King (The one with LBJ is also good.) A fine view of King, though at least one of the other people (Mathew Ahmann, the white man to the left of and behind King]]) is also notable - though the composition highlights King, and so has the most value for articles on him.
Articles in which this image appears: Martin Luther King, Jr., African-American Civil Rights Movement (1954–68), Human rights in the United States, Hunger
FP category for this image: Probably Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Religious figures, as he was a preacher, though you could possibly argue other categories under "People".
Creator: Rowland Scherman; restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 20:04, 21 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose Composition is somewhat off and mediocre resolution. This or this one look compositionally stronger, with higher resolution, although MLK article currently doesn't use them. Brandmeister^talk 20:30, 21 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
- @Brandmeister: While the second has good potential as a lead image (the current is a colourised copy of a rather badly-composed photo), this image, showing him at a non-violent protest, is uniquely suited to illustrate "Non-violence" (at least, of the images suggested) Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 20:49, 21 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Support – I think that this one is better than those mentioned by Brandmeister. It's a pity that the resolution is not higher. Yann (talk) 20:57, 21 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support As noted, this image is widely used to depict King in action. Daniel Case (talk) 21:34, 21 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Another historic moment, but rather a jumble of faces. Do we have IDs for those other than MLK and Mathew Ahmann? (Ahmann is at King's right.) And don't forget the Jr. in Martin Luther King. Sca (talk) 21:54, 21 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

King's right, but viewer's left. And, yes, I apologise for the Jr. being missing. I don't think we have IDs, this was a very large rally. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 23:19, 21 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Comment – Kind of agree with Brandmeister and Sca, too bad none of these meet the criteria [1], [2], [3]. Bammesk (talk) 01:32, 22 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not particularly keen on the image compositionally but I think this [4] may be the best available purely as a clear picture of Martin Luther King, Jr. - Wolftick (talk) 20:10, 24 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Wolftick: Think its composition pulls that one down too far. Plus, it's VERY over-exposed. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 22:11, 24 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

You're probably right. It's a shame there seeming isn't a clear cut stand-out free image - Wolftick (talk) 23:33, 24 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Wolftick: I think the one nominated here and File:Martin Luther King, Jr. and Lyndon Johnson 2.jpg are easily the best, even if they only illustrate specific parts of King's career. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 23:39, 24 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Support It displays the concept of what King really is, plus the image is very clear. Ikhtiar H (talk) 11:30, 27 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 22:07, 28 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 15:30, 29 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mathew Ahmann in a crowd.) - NARA - 542015 - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:10, 31 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]