Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Upholstering the seats of your own car, Margarita Island, Venezuela.jpg

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File:Upholstering the seats of your own car, Margarita Island, Venezuela.jpg, featured[edit]

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  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/People#People_at_work
  •  Info After a period of reflection, I have decided to resubmit a photograph for consideration. This time, I portray a person in the process of sewing the upholstery of their car in Venezuela. In an era marked by scarcity and poverty, people are compelled to repair their own vehicles. The image I share with you was taken ten years ago and reflects an aspect of the lives of Venezuelans; back then, there was still hope for a better future. I have taken into account and corrected the feedback provided on a previous nomination. I hope you can appreciate this photograph from a human perspective, looking beyond the technical details, considering that it is a shot from a decade ago.. All by -- Wilfredor (talk) 14:25, 15 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Very authentic and charming photograph. Yes, we could make up many possible moans and complaints (face in shadow etc.), but that’s just normal for documentary photographs of daily live – it cannot be perfect in a technical sense. The light from the window gives it a really nice atmosphere. I like that the focus is on his hands and it’s also OK that his left hand shows a little motion blur – after all this is a craftsman at work, he is working with his hands. Maybe one could make the photo a little bit brighter, but it’a also realistic as it is. --Aristeas (talk) 18:38, 15 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Very good to me. Well composed, and shows a man's resourcefulness. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 19:31, 15 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support I really like the colours. And as Aristeas said, very authentic and charming. I also admire how there is the normal clutter of a room where work is done and yet nothing really distracts from the main motive. --Kritzolina (talk) 20:14, 15 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment Interesting picture even if I'm not convinced it could become FP. However, the description is way too short on the image page. Maybe, you could explain more about it like you did here. --Selbymay (talk) 22:16, 15 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
✓ Done --Wilfredor (talk) 22:28, 15 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Terragio67 for your recognition of my work, and yes making people feel comfortable is not an easy task, it is necessary to approach people and stay with them for a long time until they get used to your presence. In this case, I have known this person for many years, so it was easy to start a conversation about something everyday. I remember that day as if it were yesterday, he started talking to me about how good an upholsterer his father was and how he had left him that sewing machine as a gift, yes, he was talking about my grandfather who had already passed away. He is my father, I have not been able to see him again for 10 years thanks to the dictatorship in Venezuela. Another FPs related:
I have taken other photos that are related to my personal life that would surely be FP, but I cannot upload them because they represent a very crude reality, very difficult to assimilate, I have had to delete those photos. I write this without the intention of creating drama or political discourse. --Wilfredor (talk) 23:26, 16 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry Wilfredor, the photos are lovely but you can't display other photos on your nomination. The FPCBot will read them a 'Alternatives' and they will mess up the nomination. I have converted them into links because of that. Please do not be offended by this, it is just to make things work here and your photo hopefully gets a speedy promotion. --Cart (talk) 08:32, 17 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Sure thing, I get it. Thanks for making this change --Wilfredor (talk) 13:09, 17 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Confirmed results:
Result: 14 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /-- Radomianin (talk) 21:24, 20 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
This image will be added to the FP gallery: People#People_at_work
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