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aesthetically would show him with hair flaring from his nostrils or ears. I imediately looked for an aesthetic Obama picture when I noticed the current FP. Maybe tonight I will sit down and present a dozen or so images that would be chosen for Obama articles over the current FP. The point is that this is one of the first pictures that would be chosen for his article. It is probably the second or third most important picture on his bio. From an aesthetic perspective it is far superior to the current Obama FP.--
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may be technically sound, but it is aesthetically alarming. There are at least a dozen pictures on wikipedia or commons that illustrate Obama without showing him on a bad hair day. He looks like he was dragging his feet across a shag rug while wearing wool socks. The only worse pictures
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Don't let me get started with flickr. Of these I think about 5 or 10 are better images than the current FP. Despite the current bias against black & white photography, I think the current nominee is one of them. Regardless, to say that the current FP represents the finest of WP is a
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Based purely on aesthetics, I think the fact it's black and white is no problem at all. The depth contrast is absolutely stunning. I actually don't really get some of the criticism that's listed on this page, since I think that it's a very nice and natural portrait of these two people.
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IP votes are disregarded . If you wish to vote, please create an account or log in. Also , could either of you explain to me what technical flaws are hidden ? I see nothing to incline me in that direction .
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Wonderful picture, but I think photographs of contemporary public figures need to be in color to provide the most encyclopedic value / accuracy.
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unless there's a previously established consensus against black and white photographs of modern figures, which seems a bit odd to me. —
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I think I have hair similar to Obama's. It's always like that ("bad hair day")...maybe that's just the way his hair is.
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Modern images should not be black and white unless there is a specific reason for them to be (and there is none here).
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The following are available on commons (I believe the sort only identifies images with Barack or Obama in the name)
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Ach, this is me. I mean that the picture shouldn't be in black and white, not that there are technical flaws.
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P.S. is there a way to move this to a properly named page instead of one named by the image's flickr number?--
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I disagree that modern images shouldn't be black and white. Why shouldn't they? This is a great picture.
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same as Mango. And to be quite honest, I don't really think this is that flattering of a picture anyway.
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It adds significantly to the articles it illustrates. In fact, although there is a Barack Obama
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Barrack Obama FP. The following images are in Barack and related articles:
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because of the color that hides technical flaws (no pun intended).--
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I think it is an incredibly flattering shot, personally.--
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