Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Gibraltar Airport time-lapse panorama

Gibraltar Airport time-lapse panorama

Original - Gibraltar Airport, as seen from the Rock of Gibraltar. The image pictures a Monarch Airlines aircraft at various stages of its take off into the Bay of Gibraltar. The airport terminal is in the centre of the image.

Reason: great image, already featured on commons for its technical quality but I think it also has a significant EV
Articles this image appears in: Gibraltar Airport, Outline of Gibraltar
Creator: Nervousenergy

Support as nominator --Avala (talk) 22:19, 11 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Not much to say except that I love this. Out of curiosity I wish there was some info in the image page on how it was made. — Ben pcc (talk) 22:33, 11 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. Needs an image caption. It's an FPC requirement, but there are practical reasons for having it. Parts of the image should be described, especially the movement of the plane. Mostlyharmless (talk) 23:37, 11 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- It says "Composite Image: Monarch Jet taking of from Gibraltar Airport (GIB/LXGB)". Caption is supposed to be a summary and this is the one. I can't think of much else to write, like "The plane is moving on the runaway towards the other end where it takes off" which doesn't sound like a necessary explanation.--Avala (talk) 23:40, 11 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Caption as it stands now (see time stamp on my post) says the airplane is taking off into the Bay, which I hope isn't true, but over the Bay??? Auntieruth55 (talk) 01:33, 25 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Support Fantastic picture, great composition. I agree with Ben about getting more info about how it was created. --SquidSK ^(1MC^•^log) 15:06, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose The quality isn't very good (Lack of sharpness/blurry and artifacts present). The same goes for the composition (lack of horizon and perspective distortion). --Massimo Catarinella (talk) 15:30, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Image actually has a very high resolution, yes there is atmospheric haze, sea fog that is, but that has got nothing to do with image quality, rather geographic conditions. This is a very wide panorama, taken under extraordinary circumstances catching the plane that is about to take off in several positions and that is what makes it special, not macro detail that would add nothing to the image. The same goes for horizon, it's not the subject of this photo, if it was there I would suggest a crop.--Avala (talk) 21:55, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - The perspective distortion makes it less of an encyclopedic image. And I disagree on the fog. Even if there is some that doesn't explain the lack in quality totally. --Massimo Catarinella (talk) 22:13, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Excellent image, is that the same plane on the runway or different ones? Staxringold _talk^contribs 16:13, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- It is the same plane.--Avala (talk) 21:55, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Oh how I want to support this, but Massimo is correct in the lack of sharpness. Nezzadar ^[SPEAK] 17:23, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Given the high resolution, I see no legitimacy for the sharpness complaint. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 20:44, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Compare the quality with the current FP's of a similar resolution and you'll find out it is clearly lacking. This is FPC, it should be the best of the best. --Massimo Catarinella (talk) 22:13, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - "Compare with" is not the criterion. WP:WIAFP is very specific on what resolution is required. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 01:43, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Beautiful interesting picture IJA (talk) 11:25, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. I'd suggest referencing Winston Churchill Avenue in the caption. (The runway stretches across the entire isthmus that separates Gibraltar proper from Spain; consequently, road access to Gibraltar proper is by means of Winston Churchill Avenue (which is shown in the photo), which intersects the runway and has to be closed whenever a plane is taking off or landing. Spikebrennan (talk) 16:47, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. I find the perspective disorientating. I think this is partly due to some of the verticals on buildings not being vertical by about 20 to 30 degrees, the horizon not being level, and the photograph being too long. It goes right off the screen. I think it might be better if there was more height. Snowman (talk) 18:50, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- The image is not too long, it is a panorama. As for the extra height, like I already said it is not part of the subject.--Avala (talk) 19:53, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - Have you done any manipulations to the image? Snowman (talk) 20:06, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    - No.--Avala (talk) 20:23, 14 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Very interesting with WOW factor and good detail. --Silversmith Hewwo 00:49, 14 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very much WOW. — raeky ^{(talk | edits)} 01:16, 14 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose The multi-location aircraft is a rather obvious artifact of combining pictures, and I find it distracting. And at a glance it makes it look like the airport schedule the flights much too tightly. Narayanese (talk) 13:17, 14 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Showing the airplane in several stages of take off is not an "artifact of combining pictures" but the whole point of this panorama. And no, it doesn't look like 5 planes are taking off at the same time as that is impossible.--Avala (talk) 20:23, 14 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - This concern could be completely eliminated with just a better caption on the image that explains it shows the plane in multiple stages of it's takeoff. — raeky ^{(talk | edits)} 20:42, 14 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    - Ok, the caption is now updated.--Avala (talk) 22:39, 14 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Though a projection along the run way and not the horizon is unorthodox and mildly disorienting, I like it. Cowtowner (talk) 02:00, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Massimo's initial comment -- mcshadypl ^T ^C 06:35, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Outstanding, strange, and wonderful. Madman (talk) 03:58, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Wow.. my heart almost skipped a beat from viewing this picture... this'd be a superb A+ featured picture! NoFlyingCars (talk) 21:23, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support - I love it. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:15, 24 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:GIB 2007-09-18.jpg --Zoo Fari^{Thank you Wikipedia!} 01:32, 26 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]