Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-154M

Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-154M

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 8 Nov 2015 at 14:39:24 (UTC)

Original – Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-154M RA-85643 taking off Sheremetyevo International Airport in 2009

Reason: High quality and EV. Highlights the shape and features of the aircraft well. This aircraft has been retired from the fleets of most airlines of the world, so it is unlikely we will get an image with much better quality in the future.
Articles in which this image appears: Tupolev Tu-154
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Air
Creator: Created by Alexander Mishin, uploaded by Russavia

Support as nominator – sst✈^discuss 14:39, 29 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose Blurred and watercolorish at full size (particularly cockpit), even though I like high-res aircraft photos. Brandmeister^talk 16:19, 29 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Per Brandmeister. (Note: Uploader Russavia is banned from WP. – ???) Sca (talk) 22:25, 29 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator comment – from WP:WIAFP: "Exceptions to this rule may be made for historical or otherwise unique images. If it is considered impossible to find a technically superior image of a given subject, lower quality may sometimes be allowed." The Tupolev Tu-154 has been retired from scheduled airline service worldwide, so I think lower quality should be allowed. sst✈^discuss 01:36, 30 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Quite striking and High quality and EV. Agree with nominator SSTflyer. Features of aircraft highlighted quite well with this high quality image contribution to Wikimedia. Thank you, SSTflyer, for selecting this most encyclopedic image for nomination. Most appreciated, — Cirt (talk) 02:25, 30 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support per Cirt. --Tremonist (talk) 14:58, 30 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Good enough, high EV. Yann (talk) 18:00, 30 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I find the massive blur of city skyline very distracting. (I realize it is not the object of the photo, but it is way too distracting). Renata (talk) 02:59, 1 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 12:30, 6 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment While this may be the only image of the aircraft that fits FPC criteria with regards to resolution, there are several other images of the Tu-154 that are otherwise of a higher standard. In my opinion this lessens it's EV somewhat, along with it's case to be an example of Wikiipedia's best work. It is a nice image and has significant EV, but not enough to excuse it's technical failings and make it a featured picture in my opinion. Wolftick (talk) 22:53, 6 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:19, 8 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]