Just browsing through the poetry article when I was struck by this picture of Walt Whitman. I love the contrast and shadows and the detail on the beard. This is my first time to nominate a picture. TheCoffee 09:20, 1 Mar 2005 (UTC)

• Nominate and support. TheCoffee 09:20, 1 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Support. Nice beard. -- Chris 73 Talk 09:31, Mar 1, 2005 (UTC)
• Weak oppose; jpeg artifacts. —Korath (Talk) 12:05, Mar 1, 2005 (UTC) (Support second or third versions. —Korath (Talk) 11:09, Mar 6, 2005 (UTC))
  • I'm working on a replacement based on a 33MB TIFF from the Library of Congress. The only problem is that the brightness/contrast are different on it, but this one will be guaranteed not to have any artifacts. In time.... :)  BRIAN0918  22:07, 1 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Support. Denni☯ 00:24, 2005 Mar 2 (UTC)
• Support original photo. I like the kind of moody off white a lot more than the every day black and white of the adjusted one. I also think the unadjusted one looks sharper in the beard --Fir0002 06:11, 3 Mar 2005 (UTC)

I agree. TheCoffee 06:58, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)

• I've uploaded a third version, in a attempt to satisfy everybody. It's also full-size, which is probably overkill. —Korath (Talk) 10:06, Mar 4, 2005 (UTC)

• Support this version or the 2nd version. -- BRIAN0918  15:21, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)

• Support. The third version looks very good, the first also.✏ Sverdrup 15:25, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Support the third version, Oppose the second. -Lommer | ^talk 01:42, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Support the third version, don't mind the first. (The second appears artificial.) Sandover 05:10, 7 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Support. Janderk 11:42, 8 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Support 2nd photo. To me, it looks better than the other two. TomStar81 00:42, 13 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Promote, Hard to tell, but I think 3rd has the most support BrokenSegue 15:52, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)