Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Albert Einstein by Yousuf Karsh.jpg
Albert Einstein by Yousuf Karsh[edit]
A classic picture of Albert. Would be the classic picture if not for Image:Einstongue.jpg, which is of too low quality to be featured, unfortunately. - Circeus 00:47, Apr 16, 2005 (UTC)
- Nominate and support. First vote here - Circeus 00:47, Apr 16, 2005 (UTC)
- Support. —Josh Lee 02:38, Apr 16, 2005 (UTC)
- Support - my hero (Einstein, that is) - Adrian Pingstone 07:58, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- Support. -- AllyUnion (talk) 09:43, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- Comment - Nice portrait, popular figure, but I am confused by the copyright status. Thanks to Lupo this image is well sourced and tagged, and indeed if you follow the source link it states that the copyright is expired. But why? The picture is taken in 1948 so it is not published pre-1923, and the photographer Yousuf Karsh only died a few years ago. -- Solipsist 10:11, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- Oppose. I cannot say I get overwhelmed by it. Jonas Olson 10:57, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- Support. Great photo. I think the sweater gives a nice informal look. --Fir0002 11:41, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- Support. --Bernard Helmstetter 12:43, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- Support. A great photo of a great man - assuming the copyright issues are resolved. Enochlau 13:57, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- Support. --brian0918™ 19:39, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- Support. The best picture I've seen of the guy yet. Mgm|(talk) 21:25, Apr 16, 2005 (UTC)
- Support. --Zxcvbnm 04:29, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- Support. Ericd 21:12, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- Comment. -- I discovered a few years ago that many great photographs by Karsh are in the PD. At that time I wrote something in the Village Pump to suggest to Wikipedians to "dig" in Karsh portraits. I still don't know why they're PD, maybe a governement order or maybe Karsh had no children and released his works in the PD.
- Comment - It seems that the Canadian governement acquired the rights. Ericd 21:26, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- Support Nice shot. TomStar81 21:24, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- Support Go for it! How about nominating this one Image:Karsh Churchill.jpg too? --Bricktop 06:05, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- No, it's low res. Jonas Olson 08:12, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- It's easy to get the hi-res version... Ericd 08:45, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- Good! We sure could use it, featured or not. Jonas Olson 10:28, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- I uploaded the best res version I could find on internet, but if you get a high-res version, it's always welcomed --Bricktop 12:14, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- It's easy to get the hi-res version... Ericd 08:45, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- No, it's low res. Jonas Olson 08:12, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- Support. Thanks for the clarification on copyright. I guess 'expired' isn't the right word if the Canadian government aquired the copyright and release it, but it does look like several other Karsh photographs are similarly in the public domain. -- Solipsist 10:40, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- Comment - I don't know what's the legislation is Canada is a photographic work owned by the Canadian state automatically PD or did Canada release Karsh works in the PD ? Ericd 10:54, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- Comment - This has to be verified, but it seems that the Canadian governement acquired the rights for the whole Karsh works, thus all Karsh photographs must be in the PD. As he photographied a bunch of the celebrities of his time and he is one the best (if not the best) portrait photographer ever, it's a great source for Wikipedia. Ericd 11:02, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- Canadian Gov works are not PD, ala the US gov, they are crown copyright, which is a non-commercial (non-free) license. See Crown copyright. Burgundavia 21:56, Apr 18, 2005 (UTC)
- Comment - This has to be verified, but it seems that the Canadian governement acquired the rights for the whole Karsh works, thus all Karsh photographs must be in the PD. As he photographied a bunch of the celebrities of his time and he is one the best (if not the best) portrait photographer ever, it's a great source for Wikipedia. Ericd 11:02, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- Comment - I don't know what's the legislation is Canada is a photographic work owned by the Canadian state automatically PD or did Canada release Karsh works in the PD ? Ericd 10:54, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- Support. Karsh may be the greatest portrait photographer of all time, and this is one of the best examples of this work. Alight 19:43, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- I am pleased to see that you all are staying away from opposing to this picture. You see, I have patented that opinion! :-) Jonas Olson 07:28, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- Support -- I like it a lot. - Longhair | Talk 12:02, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
