Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Artificial skull deformation

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OriginalProto Nazca deformed skull, c 200-100 BC
 
Updated – False background replaced with a black one
Reason
Very high resolution, excellent quality image of a specimen with high EV. FP on Commons already.
Articles in which this image appears
Artificial cranial deformation, +1
FP category for this image
Really debated this, I'm not sure there's a clearcut answer. History - Other
Creator
Didier Descouens
  • Not a fan either, but I don't think it's overly intrusive. That said Archaedontosaurus is the creator, so he may be able to replace it with straight black, as he has in other of his images. Cowtowner (talk) 18:23, 13 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
* Over time I came to the conclusion that it was not a good idea. But in those days, I found this interresting technique. If I have time I will make a black version this weekend.--Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 15:40, 14 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Very well observed, but this is not an error on my part. You see the skull at its best profile for the other side he took a hammer blow and was busted. --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 14:04, 20 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Leaning towards support I agree with the nominator that this is an excellent photo. The scale in the bottom right hand corner looks like a smudge when the picture is a thumbnail. It's fantastic to include a scale, but could it be made bigger? If the scale was increased to say 5cm or even 10cm it would be more obvious and could hopefully remain discreet. Nev1 (talk) 17:43, 20 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support alt although I do think that the picture would be improved if the scale were made larger. dllu (t,c) 06:22, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I'll third the scale enlargement. I had the same issue but since I'm not familiar with this sort of photography, didn't know if it was normal or not. – Kerαunoςcopiagalaxies 17:53, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Déformation Péruvienne MHNT Noir.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:30, 23 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]