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::All in all, this is a rather poor photo of a person for use in an infobox. The blurring (caused by someone very close to the camera being caught in the picture) is merely a minor secondary issue. Hopefully a better photo can be found. To directly answer your question... *anything* can be done. The real question is, is the improvement really worth the time and effort? From my perspective, regarding this particular photo, the answer is no. (Of course, others may feel differently and fix it up as you wish. Good luck.) [[User:Jbarta|JBarta]] ([[User talk:Jbarta|talk]]) 20:31, 20 November 2011 (UTC)

:::I didn't think anything could be done so just leave it. Thanks [[User:D4nnyw14|D4nnyw14]] ([[User talk:D4nnyw14|talk]]) 21:11, 20 November 2011 (UTC)

== Indonesian beer ==

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File:Bintang Beer by the Beach.jpg|A bottle and mug of Bintang Beer

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'''Article(s):''' [[Bintang Beer]]

'''Request:''' Tilt-correct. If possible, touch-up the blown highlights on the bottle and mug [[User:Crisco 1492|Crisco 1492]] ([[User talk:Crisco 1492|talk]]) 01:37, 21 November 2011 (UTC)

'''Graphist opinion(s):'''Fixed tilt but I'm unclear about what you mean by "blown highlights". [[User:Centpacrr|Centpacrr]] ([[User talk:Centpacrr|talk]]) 03:30, 21 November 2011 (UTC)

:*The pure white caused bhy the flash reflecting off the condensation. I think that's what it's called. [[User:Crisco 1492|Crisco 1492]] ([[User talk:Crisco 1492|talk]]) 23:20, 21 November 2011 (UTC)

:::Once a part of an image has been blown all the way to pure white (255,255,255) there is no detail to recover. It's just one solid color. Sometimes there is some faint detail that can be enhanced, but in this photo, such as the handle on the mug and the brightest bits of reflection, it's simply pure white. Lost or desired detail would need to be redrawn or cloned. The white bits of reflection would need to be edited out. In some areas this is not a problem. In the more complex areas such as the label, it may be more trouble than it's worth. Verdict... unless someone wants to dig into a photo of a beer bottle for a while, we'll just have to live with it as it is. It's really not so bad. [[User:Jbarta|JBarta]] ([[User talk:Jbarta|talk]]) 19:50, 22 November 2011 (UTC)

:::*Yeah, it's a decent shot from a midrange camera. No need for anyone to go overboard cleaning up the blown highlights, wouldn't matter anywhere except FP. [[User:Crisco 1492|Crisco 1492]] ([[User talk:Crisco 1492|talk]]) 10:00, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

:::::On a number of occasions I've seen requests to improve an image with the intent to make it featured picture worthy. Personally, I think this is largely a waste of time and a poor allocation of volunteer time. The standards for a featured picture are pretty high and a featured picture usually starts off being a great image rather than an average image trying to be great. I think it's far more useful to take faulty ordinary images and improve them to an encyclopedic standard rather than rummaging around for decent (but average) images where we might make miniscule and tedious improvements for no other purpose than *maybe* having a shot at a featured picture tag. [[User:Jbarta|JBarta]] ([[User talk:Jbarta|talk]]) 11:49, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

::*Agreed wholeheartedly. I generally do basics (cropping and colour adjustments) myself before uploading, but a couple of things like getting rid of distractions in the background are beyond my capabilities. [[User:Crisco 1492|Crisco 1492]] ([[User talk:Crisco 1492|talk]]) 15:15, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

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