I didn't like having a photo of developers when it was proposed in 2015, and I don't like it now. Granted, it's smaller now (which is better), and it's a different photo, but my objections are the same. The images and text on the front page of a website are meant to convey something positive about that software: does it make some difficult tasks easier? Is it a joy to use? Will it reduce your company's costs? An image of the developer group conveys none of those things; it actually seems to say, "we don't really care about you; we care about us".
Actually, the same goes for that "brought to you by a vibrant community" wording. What makes the community vibrant? And who cares if it's vibrant? People want to know whether this software will help them. And actually, I'd say that goes even for people considering becoming a volunteer developer - the quality of the software comes first. And developers are of course a much smaller target audience anyway.
If the worry is that the page will look too bare without an image, a sunflower logo could be good instead - that and/or an artful use of color could make things look nicer.