Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Doris Miller

Doris Miller

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 11 Apr 2012 at 20:27:32 (UTC)

Original – Cook Doris Miller with the Navy Cross. Miller became noted for his bravery during the attack on Pearl Harbor, defending USS West Virginia from Japanese aircraft

Reason

Sharp photo, good posture, showcasing his Navy Cross. This image was used for the US postage stamp and perhaps for the "Above and beyond" poster. Brandmeister^talk 21:15, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

Articles in which this image appears

Doris Miller, Africans in Hawaii

FP category for this image

People/Military

Creator

US Navy

• Support as nominator --Brandmeister^talk 20:27, 2 April 2012 (UTC)
• Comment: Probably not relevant, but a related picture has been nominated before. J Milburn (talk) 21:09, 2 April 2012 (UTC)
• Comment - I'm torn. The image is fairly nice, but the angle is odd. If one were to restore this file I think it may have a better chance (but that's just me) Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:06, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

• There you can see his face only partially and the Navy Cross is obscured. Brandmeister^talk 23:19, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

• For identification purposes only, I agree that this is a better image. However, for both photographic style and EV (him actually receiving the medal) I think the other is a bit higher). I'm not going to oppose this on angle alone, but I wouldn't feel comfortable with a support vote either. Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:19, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

• Comment - His face is unclear and his eye on the right side looks odd. (Is it partly blotted out?) His mid section overwhelms his face, drawing attention to his stomach first. MathewTownsend (talk) 18:47, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
• Oppose Indeed an odd angle for a portrait shot. Sanyambahga (talk) 17:01, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 21:48, 11 April 2012 (UTC)