Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Great flood of 1993 in Festus, Missouri

Great flood of 1993 in Festus, Missouri


I came across the Great flood of 1993 article which included only a number of small, lower resolution pictures (except for the satellite image). This photograph is from FEMA's photo library (photographer: Andrea Booher). In ordinary circumstances, this is a scene that would be familiar to most Americans (and beyond the United States); This context helps one relate to what the flooding was like there. The photograph is also well-composed, in my opinion and suitable as a featured picture. --Aude ( talk | contribs ) 15:28, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

Mikeo 07:35, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Nominate and support. - --Aude ( talk | contribs ) 15:28, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose The too-tight crop, and poor sharpness just kills it for me. I do like the "waterfront dining" sign, though. ;-) --Janke | Talk 16:15, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose. I really like this image, so much that I took the effort to do color-correction and cleaned up some of the scanning artifacts. However, the highlights are blown out and the loss of sharpness caused by scanning can't be overcome.  howch e  ng   {chat} 16:18, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose Too messy in its details- Adrian Pingstone 16:36, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose Just not attractive. The colours are unappealing, you can see the elemnts that make up the McDs sign, and the focus of the image isn't clear - is it the sign, the restaurant, or the water? The "open waterfront dining" sign is cute, but not sharp enough to draw the eye. Basically, not a good composition. Stevage 18:47, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose as per Stevage. -- P199 22:33, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose. per above Mikeo 06:31, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose. Too blurry and grainy. --Pharaoh Hound 17:35, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose. If some of the problems listed above were fixed or not there, then I think this picture would be excellent! Swollib 08:06, 1 June 2006 (UTC)