Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Marlon Brando from A Streetcar Named Desire

Marlon Brando from A Streetcar Named Desire

Reason

An important actor in the role that made him a star. Fortunately, public domain due to a gift of the photographer. Restored version of File:Brando van Vechten.jpg.

Articles this image appears in

A Streetcar Named Desire (play)

Creator

Carl van Vechten

• Support as nominator --Durova^Charge! 00:00, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Quite grainy and not hugely sharp but probably sufficient given its age
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• Support Agree with Noodle snacks about the quality. Excellent EV. Makeemlighter (talk) 02:56, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose. Not the quality we're looking for. The face is lacking in detail to an extent I'd say this has been upsampled three or four times. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 11:59, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose Agree with previous comment, although there is evidence of sharp grain it doesn't appear to be a first-generation copy. The late 40's weren't exactly the photographic dark ages, either. A more passable version might come out of shading the top and bottom to even out the flare/fading tones and beefing up the contrast a touch, but I'm not sure the EV is that strong it would make much difference FP-wise. mikaul^talk 12:16, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • This was scanned from a faded print. Anyone know of a better public domain portrait of Brando? Durova^Charge! 16:27, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Support: Seriously, "Upsampled"?! What the hell? Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 20:11, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Rename This is not a photograph of Brando in character from the play, so it may be confusing to have it identified with
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  • Actually it is a photograph of Brando in character from the play, one of several from the play's original run. Durova^Charge! 08:09, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per nom. Spikebrennan (talk) 20:42, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• weak Oppose per PLW and mikaul. It's nice and big, but there's just too much grain and fadedness and I don't think it has enough historical one-of-a-kindness to overcome the technical faults. Matt Deres (talk) 20:59, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose per Matt Deres. --
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