Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Haiti Airdrop, Jan 18

Haiti Airdrop, Jan 18

Original - A supply airdrop in Haiti, lending humanitarian aid after the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Alternate 1 - Corrected vignetting, spots removed, curves adjusted, and colors balanced.

Reason: Although this is not an image of particularly remarkable quality from a technical point of view (pixels and focus), the composition is, in my opinion, of a high standard, but more than this, the image jumps out as being one of great attraction and interest.
Articles in which this image appears: 2010 Haiti earthquake, Airdrop.
Creator: James L. Harper Jr.

Support as nominator --Spitfire^Tally-ho! 17:06, 20 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. I can kind of see where you are coming from here, but this doesn't scream FP material at me. J Milburn (talk) 17:28, 20 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support as original uploader Its not great from a technical perspective but its unique and very informational, in a way that cannot be provided by text alone. Also it is a good current events segue. Fancy-cats-are-happy-cats (talk) 04:29, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support This is amazing. Particularly good EV in airdrop, IMO --Muhammad(talk) 10:42, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Image looks interesting and is very informative, both for the topical article and the general one. Depicts the chaotic nature of these things. --Kateshortforbob _talk 13:43, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support - it's an interesting-looking image, and technically quite good. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:19, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Supplied an alternate edit. Durova⁴⁰³ 00:44, 22 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support Original - As per above. I knew there was something about this picture that I liked. After reading the votes It all makes sense. I've looked at a lot of airdrop images earlier. I see why this one appeals to me. Tim1337 (talk) 18:08, 22 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt Alt looks like the colors have been put back, original, though interesting, shows that Army camo works. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Buggie111 (talk • contribs) 02:16, 23 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment the alt is gorgeous fyi. Fancy-cats-are-happy-cats (talk) 03:33, 23 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. There are many things wrong with this image, and it of poor quality. I doubt it would be getting any support were it not connected with the tragic events in Haiti. Equally importantly, there is little that gives it high encyclopedic value as an illustration of events in Haiti. As an airdrop, certainly, but there is nothing that identifies it as Haitian. All of: File:Haitian national palace earthquake.jpg, File:Haiti earthquake damage overhead.jpg, and File:EscombrosBelAir5.jpg provide high quality and very high encyclopedic value. The first one particularly so, to the extent that it has become iconic, being used frequently in television coverage, and it has remained unchallenged as the lead image. I was waiting for stability in the article before I chose among these images to nominate. As the crisis progresses, and images proliferate, things will move. I only have confidence in the image of the National Palace as permanent, and to a lesser degree in the overhead shot above. Mostlyharmless (talk) 00:00, 25 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Or indeed, File:EscombrosBelAir2.jpg which is a very well composed image. Mostlyharmless (talk) 06:25, 25 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose While the photo has EV, it's not a particularly good photo - the colours look washed out and it isn't a clear depiction of what an airdrop looks like. Nick-D (talk) 22:43, 25 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt mostly for its EV to Airdrop. Per Mostlyharmless, there are some other images that have better EV for the Haiti quake. But I think it actually gives a really good overview-type depiction of an airdrop, showing what it would look like from the ground. You can see some crates striking ground, some on their way down, and the aircraft flying away in the background... not sure what else you would want to see! As to technical quality, it's not picture perfect, but it is an action shot. Fletcher (talk) 02:48, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose-While the picture is connected to the tragic events in Haiti, that connection does not qualify the quality of the picture. They lighting is poor, the airplane is out of focus, the colors are washed out, the rising dust obscures the crates/parachutes, the landscape is out of focus, and there is a small yellow pyramidal structure that is off-center. This looks like an everyday action shot...not featured picture material.Smallman12q (talk) 17:01, 7 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comments on the alternate, please. Makeemlighter (talk) 01:58, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Prefer Alt Spitfire^Tally-ho! 06:30, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
prefer alt --Muhammad(talk) 11:37, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:AirdropcloseJan18haiti edited.jpg --jjron (talk) 12:13, 5 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]