Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Apollo 11 launch (Saturn V rocket)

Apollo 11 launch (Saturn V rocket)

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 18 May 2019 at 05:21:42 (UTC)

Original – The Apollo 11 Saturn V rocket lifting off at 13:32 UTC on 16 July 1969 from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A.

Reason: High EV. Shows full view of the Saturn V rocket during launch of Apollo 11. Note that we have a FP of another view: File:Apollo 11 Launch2.jpg. We also have non-FP from a "second" before at File:Apollo 11 Launch - GPN-2000-000630.jpg.
Articles in which this image appears: Apollo 11, Apollo program, History of aviation, Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39, + Template:Saturn rockets
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Getting there
Creator: Dodo and TheDJ

Support as nominator – --- Coffeeandcrumbs 05:21, 8 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Comment What's the point to have 2 FPs taken seconds apart? Saturation is much increased compared to the other image, and may be a bit tilted, but it is quite cleaner. Regards, Yann (talk) 08:43, 8 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
- No, no. I think you misunderstood. The one a second before is not FP at this time. I just included it in case people prefer it. --- Coffeeandcrumbs 08:48, 8 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
- @Yann: There is no FP that shows a full view of this rocket launching. There is only this from a completely different angle.--- Coffeeandcrumbs 12:32, 10 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 13:09, 10 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 6.6% of all FPs} 19:27, 10 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – leaning to oppose, too saturated (sky doesn't look good). This is a better photo: File:Apollo 11 Launch - GPN-2000-000630.jpg if restored. Bammesk (talk) 16:07, 11 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
- Bammesk, at Commons, PawełMM was kind enough to restore that image for us. I would be happy with either photo being promoted. --- Coffeeandcrumbs 10:15, 13 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
- @Bammesk: It's worth noting that, given the incredible brightness of the rocket exhaust, as well as speed, this would have been a very fast exposure. The sky is severely under-exposed, which (combined with what I believe is filmstock's natural bias towards blue) ups its apparent saturation quite a bit. It's somewhat to be expected. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 6.5% of all FPs} 05:13, 14 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I would support the restored image, it is better than the nom image. Bammesk (talk) 01:07, 16 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I also like the restored image better, but it is currently unused on en. —David Eppstein (talk) 00:38, 18 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:13, 18 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:13, 18 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]