Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2B Glider 2

Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2B Glider

Now that the copyright issue has been cleared up, let's start this delist nomination over and discuss the image itself instead. howch e ng {chat} 19:22, 31 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Too small, slight discolouration, non-remarkable.

Nominate and delist. - —Vanderdecken∴ ∫ξ φ 15:41, 16 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Delist; there also appears to be some slight vignetting around the edges. smurrayinchester^{(User), (Talk)} 21:13, 31 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Excellent image of a winch launch. PPGMD 23:12, 31 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- I'm not really convinced that it shows a winch launch very well. To me, a non-gliding person (although I did pilot a glider once in Hawaii), it just looks like a big cable attached to the glider. I think a good image of a winch launch would show the winch as well. howch e ng {chat} 16:16, 1 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  - The picture you are suggesting would be very boring, a winch launch is a very different type of launch, at times the glider is nearly vertical, it's quite a rush during your first launch, which this illustrates quite well. PPGMD 16:24, 1 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    - When I first saw this image, I didn't realise that the glider was vertical; I thought the photo was just slanted. A better image would show the horizon to get a proper idea of the angle of the craft. smurrayinchester^{(User), (Talk)} 14:44, 4 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
      - Keep The glider isn't vertical and shouldn't appear as such. Using winch launch, the angle should be 40-50° and never over 70°. I vote keep the image, the photo can be assumed to be horizontal and the glider is near the optimum angle. hrf 16:25, 31 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Delist. Per Nom. -- AJ24 23:27, 31 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Delist. Doesn't meet minimum size requirements. Mikeo 01:08, 1 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Delist. Per nom. Duran 08:35, 1 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Delist. Doesn't meet minimum size requirements, cropped too tightly. Also I disagree that it's a particularly good depiction of a winch launch. Per Howcheng, that cable hanging down out of the frame doesn't tell us much. Just doesn't seem like FP material. -- Moondigger 19:12, 1 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Delist Too small, and unless it was explained to me it looks more like a kite than a winch launch. A FP should make it's subject clear and not lead to confusion. HighInBC 15:49, 3 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Delist. Too tight a crop, and ack Howcheng. Strongly disagree with PPGMD, I can only speculate what Howcheng has in mind but I'd suggest an extreme zoom lens shot from a plane above and behind the glider looking along the cable, maybe showing a bit of the horizon. It'll be difficult but way more instructive and spectacular. --Dschwen 13:14, 4 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Delist does not represent the finest of wikipedia Michaeln36 11:26, 5 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Keep The winch is approximately 1 kilometre away from the glider so getting that in shot is tricky. Do pictures have to be self-explanatory? It was Picture of the Day last year so someone else liked it. JMcC 16:44, 6 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Sure it's not up to current dimension standards, but it's not too far off. Sharp, well composed image with nothing major to warrant delisting. --Fir0002 11:51, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Per above. I saw worst images in FP page and this is just much better. Only the size is a problem. Arad 02:29, 8 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Delisted Raven4x4x 03:45, 8 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]