File talk:Erdos budapest fall 1992.jpg

Crop for head shot?

Since this photo is used primarily to portray Dr. Erdős in a context where one would normally choose a head shot, I suggest that this photograph be cropped to achieve that end. It would eliminate a lot of extraneous features (carpet, chair, mirror, jacket, etc.) and focus on the subject. It would also fit info boxes better. One could include a link to the current version of the image with a separate filename, if anyone was unpleasantly surprised by the result. HopsonRoad (talk) 01:41, 21 November 2013 (UTC)

A headshot derived from this picture exists already under https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Erdos_head_budapest_fall_1992.jpg . Actually it has essentially been around as long as this picture. You are free to create another headshot under the given license of course, but this image (on commons) should stay as it is and not be replaced by a headshot. The question whether various articles currently using this image should use the headshot instead, is matter that can't be decided here, but it is up to editors maintaining those affected articles. It is impossible to tell whether those editors picked the large picture over the headshot by intention back then or whether they simply weren't aware that a headshot was available as well.--Kmhkmh (talk) 02:46, 21 November 2013 (UTC)

I'm sorry that I only checked my Watchlist and didn't see your message here. Consequently, I downloaded a cropped version, was about to post a link to the original here, only to find your message. In the meantime, I reloaded the prior version to restore the file to its original condition. Please check to make sure that I didn't lose any pixels along the way. With my apologies. HopsonRoad (talk) 23:30, 29 November 2013 (UTC)