Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Mount Shasta Rescue

Mount Shasta Rescue

Helicopter rescue at Helen Lake(10000ft) on Mount Shasta in California

Alternate

Reason: Dramatic moment in mountaineering
Articles this image appears in: Mountain rescue
Creator: Phreakdigital, Mike Grindstaff
Nominator: Phreakdigital

Support — Phreakdigital 03:57, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose sorry but to me personally I think that the subject(s?) are too far away and in the thumb you can hardly see the people. ~ Arjun 04:14, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment Well it is the wide shot for reference...if you click through to see the image in full size...you can clearly see the people. Phreakdigital 04:31, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes I know but in general most people who read the articles they don't click on the image and zoom in, the image should be clear on what is going on and etc. ~ Arjun 04:35, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Neutral. As arjun said, the subject is too small in the thumb. But in the closeup you can barely see the beautiful mountain context --⁪froth^T 04:38, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Comment see http://mikegdesign.com/Sierra/Shasta_Rescue/Mt_Shasta_Rescue.html for the whole story Phreakdigital 05:22, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
support either with preference for original. Debivort 07:17, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support alternate on the first one; the subject is small. The second one however is quite nice. Nerval 16:37, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose -- No WOW factor; if I didn't know it was a rescue, it would just look like they'd been skiing and were heading back to the lodge for cocoa. --TotoBaggins 16:37, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment they are lodging in the helicopter? or like heli-skiing?..lol...CHP helicopter...person being carried...where is the cocoa? the lodge?..its obviously a rescue man Phreakdigital 21:37, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Doesnt look like a rescue. Its also not very exciting. -Midnight Rider 00:32, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Question: Not excting - who cares about exciting? What matters is encyclopedicity. What would a rescue look like if not this? Debivort 20:20, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support either, prefer original. Think it would make a good FP *Greg* 02:22, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose alternate because of the blur... I don't know about the original. gren グレン 04:20, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support original. Very nice shot, rare, and a good depiction of a "common" mountain rescue (as opposed to what one might imagine having only watched dramatic scenes in movies or something). howcheng {chat} 19:22, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted Raven4x4x 01:24, 13 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]