Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Barack Obama Michelle Obama Queen Elizabeth II Buckingham Palace London.jpg

File:Barack Obama Michelle Obama Queen Elizabeth II Buckingham Palace London.jpg, not featured

Voting period ends on 8 May 2009 at 21:41:29

•  Info created by Pete Souza - uploaded by Allstarecho - nominated by Allstarecho -- --✰ALLSTAR✰ ^echo 21:41, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
•  Support Love the capture of the decore in Buckingham Palace. I hadn't realized how up in age the Queen is getting. Don't think we've seen much of her since the Diana fiasco. And who would have "thunk" years ago that there'd be an African American president and his wife, standing in Buckingham Palace? Quite the pictue.--✰ALLSTAR✰ ^echo 21:41, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
•  Oppose Good contemporary document. For an image taken by a professional photographer (which got money for it, I'am shure) I expect something much better (look at the crop on the bottom) - otherwise I'am not too keen in supporting commercial pictures. --Richard Bartz (talk) 22:07, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

This was taken by the official White House photographer. It's not a "commercial" image. --✰ALLSTAR✰ ^echo 23:35, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

I know that it's not made for sale. But it was a commercial job, respectively part of Obama's 100 days in job PR campaign. --Richard Bartz (talk) 23:38, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

I guess I just don't see or understand your reasoning. How is it a "commercial job" when it's taken by a federal gov't employee whose job is to take official photos? --✰ALLSTAR✰ ^echo 10:03, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

I dont't know the photographers contract, maybe he's a freelancer. It's just because he works professional and get money for that, therefore my expectations in absolute excellence are very high. It would be a slight difference in my opinion when a Commoner had taken the picture (e.g. you), I could see mitigating reasons because of nervousity or excitement. Simply said, I dont like the crop on the bottom. --Richard Bartz (talk) 10:20, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

•  Neutral feet cut off, otherwise featureable. --ianaré (talk) 22:23, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
•  Oppose I am with Richard on this. The composition is not ideal, and the crop is not proper. --Muhammad (talk) 06:31, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
•  Oppose agree with Richard. Though it has for sure potential for a VI. --AngMoKio (talk) 09:27, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it does not fall within the Guidelines and is unlikely to succeed for the following reason: the image is poorly cropped

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. --Richard Bartz (talk) 19:19, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

• So as someone who !voted, you get to close it too? Learning something around here everyday, I am. :] --✰ALLSTAR✰ ^echo 19:24, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

You was faster with your comment than me striking my oppose vote --Richard Bartz (talk) 19:51, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

result: 1 support, 2 oppose, 0 neutral => not featured. Richard Bartz (talk) 16:49, 2 May 2009 (UTC)