Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:UA Flight 175 hits WTC south tower 9-11 edit.jpeg

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 22 Nov 2010 at 06:19:48 (UTC)

 
Original - United Airlines Flight 175 crashes into the south tower of the World Trade Center complex in New York City during the September 11 attacks.
 
Proposed alt
Reason
Alright, I know this might be a long shot. After living with this as a photo used in United States for a long time, I decided to go searching for something 'better' (terms are used relatively here; I'm not trying to offend anyone). One Flickr user was nice enough to allow me to use the nominated image. Admittedly the crop just makes the requirement (unnecessary and distracting foreground buildings were removed so as to better use the image in the article), and I realize the quality is not that of a typical FP. However, if you'll note the surprising scarcity of a 'good', free photo of this event, you'll note the historic significance of this photo. I also was able to upload this, however the action in the nominated image brings about much more emotion, stirring those memories that I know you all have from when this occurred. I can understand if you want to oppose on technical grounds, but before doing so, erase from your mind all those photos you've seen before because they won't be free for decades. This seems to be one of the best that had potential to be released, and it was made freely available. Pass or not pass, kudos to Flickr user themachinestops.
Articles in which this image appears
United States, September 11 attacks, United Airlines Flight 175, New York City (just added), List of accidents and incidents involving airliners in the United States (it will also be in New York once I finish rewriting it)
FP category for this image
American history
Creator
Flickr user themachinestops

Not Promoted --Jujutacular talk 17:21, 22 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]