Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Steven Chu

Steven Chu

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Original – Steven Chu is an American physicist whose research in cooling and trapping atoms with laser light won him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1997. He also served as the 12th United States Secretary of Energy from 2009 to 2013.

Reason: Good quality, and SCIENCE!
Articles in which this image appears: Steven Chu
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator: Royal Society, edited by — Chris Woodrich (talk)

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:33, 27 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support I'm not a big fan of the semi-candid look of these RS portraits, but that's just me. Belle (talk) 08:30, 28 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- If I can take a candid shot of a man or woman with a Nobel lapel pin, I will die a happy shortening. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:07, 28 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  - They always look like they've just lurched into shot and are about to say something; Marian Dawkins was the same; actually I think that is the only other RS portrait we've had, but I'm calling it statistically significant. Belle (talk) 11:22, 28 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    - I kind of agree, although I think this is a much better portrait than Marian Dawkins. He looks much more natural and the composition is better. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 12:23, 28 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Nice portrait. A bit stiff, but pretty good really. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 12:23, 28 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 12:23, 28 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support : Nice one -- DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:20, 28 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Yann (talk) 22:12, 29 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support as above. A great candidate. Josh Milburn (talk) 21:25, 30 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Different brightness on right/left face, right face too bright and left face too dark. Exploringlife (talk) 05:09, 1 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support I find the lighting difference no more distraction than the blue shirt with a while collar, I mean really. HereToHelp ^{(talk to me)} 19:29, 5 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Professor Steven Chu ForMemRS headshot.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:35, 6 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]