Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Apollo 13 Service Module

Damaged Apollo 13 Service Module

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Original – Apollo 13's damaged Service Module, as photographed from the Command Module after being jettisoned

Alt is uncropped.

Reason: Photographed here is the damaged service module for the aborted Apollo 13 Lunar Mission, the only one of the 17 total Apollo Project Missions to have been aborted due to a compromised spacecraft during the mission. The damage sustained to the service module prompted fears of possible damage to the heat shield, however the crew was able to successfully land the spacecraft in the Pacific Ocean without incident.
Articles in which this image appears: 1970 in the United States, Apollo 13
FP category for this image: Tough call. Probably either Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking back or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles
Creator: NASA

Support as nominator – TomStar81 (Talk) 09:28, 6 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Not sure I like this crop. The original crop was more impactful. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 09:35, 6 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- @Crisco 1492: Can we put the original up as an alt? TomStar81 (Talk) 09:46, 6 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  - If you want. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:52, 6 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- Agree that this crop is too tight. 81.132.196.225 (talk) 00:58, 9 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support I would like to loselessly crop using CropTool, it seems better. --J C P (a.k.a. John Carlo Pagcaliwagan) 03:43, 7 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- @Jcpag2012: If you know how to crop then go on ahead and do so, because I have no idea how to do it with any of these tools. TomStar81 (Talk) 02:29, 9 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Good EV, but I just don't feel like this is one of the best images on Wikipedia. It's super grainy and cropped extremely tight. Kaldari (talk) 03:36, 9 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- Don't mind the graininess since this image is impossible to retake, but I agree on the crop. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 05:21, 9 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  - Alright then, I am apparently going to have to do this myself so if someone could explain to me what needs to be done I'd be happy to attempt to do it. TomStar81 (Talk) 08:51, 9 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I like the original uncropped version 13 Service Module - AS13-59-8500.jpg. You can see space round it (space like outer space, you know what I mean); the crops make it look like it is in a cupboard. Belle (talk) 13:01, 9 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- @Kaldari, Belle, Jcpag2012, and Crisco 1492: I uploaded the original version as an alt, if you guys want to comment on or amend your !vote as needed based on the new version please do so. TomStar81 (Talk) 23:09, 9 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  - I prefer the uncropped version, although it's still super grainy :P Kaldari (talk) 23:15, 9 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support ALT, Oppose original - Yes, it's grainy as all ****, but that's mitigated by the fact that it's an event that only happened once, and will never happen again. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:27, 9 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Addendum: I support either version, both have their merits. This corrects my nomination vote to include both versions presented here. TomStar81 (Talk) 23:43, 9 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support ALT - Bye bye, poor damaged service module. Belle (talk) 00:18, 10 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Nice image, good for bit cropping via CropTool. --J C P (a.k.a. John Carlo Pagcaliwagan) 04:54, 10 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Fauzan ^{✆ talk}_{✉ mail} 06:37, 11 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
~~Support~~ - Goodbye FP alternate version, crop was fine. I made this FP original version, seems better. --J C P (a.k.a. John Carlo Pagcaliwagan) 07:50, 11 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- Erm... no. It doesn't show just how lonely it was up there. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 09:05, 11 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- @Crisco 1492, Belle, TomStar81, and Kaldari: This FPC original version is crop, but the FPC alternate version is uncropped, so good bye FPC alternate version. Sorry, please promote the FPC original version, thank you and vote. --J C P (a.k.a. John Carlo Pagcaliwagan) 09:34, 11 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  - You don't have a super vote. If people disagree with you, that's their prerogative. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:42, 11 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment J you have supported this twice - please strike one of your votes... gazhiley 11:09, 11 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- Seconded. JCP, you've been warned about this already. I've stricken the second !vote. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:43, 11 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support alt only Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 13:37, 11 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Apollo 13 Service Module - AS13-59-8500.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:56, 16 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Only the alt had enough support for promotion.
Placed image in Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Getting there, as Looking back contains images of the Earth from space. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:56, 16 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I think the pic needed a higher contrast or brightness. It is too dark. Nergaal (talk) 13:43, 4 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]