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 73Talk 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 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'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)