Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Marine F18 launching

F18 launching


A beautiful picture of a F18 launching off a carrier.I took this picture my self.


 * Nominate and support. - Blind14 23:31, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Support, pending its addition to an article.  howch e  ng   {chat} 00:22, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Done Blind14 00:35, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Abstain on principle. I can't support it given the attempt at stealing the photo credit. If you are in fact, Photographer’s Mate Airman Apprentice Ricardo J. Reyes, then I apologize.  howch e  ng   {chat} 22:48, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Apologize then please =) Blind14 22:51, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I apologize and your image now has my support. If this nomination fails here, I would definitely consider nominating it for Featured Picture status on Wikimedia Commons, as the encyclopedic value of the photo is not as important there.  howch e  ng   {chat} 16:08, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Your forgiven.Just remember to vote for me on the commons page (It's nominated now)Blind14 20:14, 29 September 2006 (UTC)


 * oppose. While a beautiful picture, it does not strike me as very encyclopaedic. Still a great photo though. say1988 00:45, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
 * thank you,but may I ask what you mean by "encyclopedic" Blind14 00:52, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
 * "Encyclopedic" roughly equates to pedagogical (educational) value. This seems to be a more artistic or impressionistic image.  Something that is high on encyclopedic value but low on artistic value would be a well-drawn map, for example.  Or a photo of a machine that clearly shows the working components -- boring, maybe, but highly educational.  That said, many featured pictures have both.  Personally, I'm still undecided on this one. -- Moondigger 03:53, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Support Great picture all in all. Okay to all of the hardline "encyclopedic" image people... look the current picture of the day and tell me that it is not a lil artistic? Open your standards a bit. There are many awesome pictures out there that add to the value of wikipedia. Who cares if they are completly encyclopedic or not. As long as they are great pictures and add to the overall articles value. --Tobyw87 14:20, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
 * "Add value to an article and help complete readers' understanding of an article in ways other pictures in the article do not." From What is a featured picture
 * What does this picture add to the article? Sure it makes it look nice, but it has absolutely nothing to do with anything around its location in the article (it does nothing to show the speed required for takeoff or gliders). The picture of the 737 demonstrates the basic process of taking off better, so it doesnt pas this criteria. If fact I would say this image detracts from the article by distracting the reader from the subject at hand. This image was just stuck somewhere so it was elligable for FPC. say1988 00:27, 29 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Support Very impressive picture SOADLuver 01:06, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Weak Oppose per Say1988. In addition, the plane and the deck are both too dark to make out any details, which I feel kinda detracts from the photo. TomStar81 (Talk) 03:25, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Weak oppose, doesn't actually impart any information. Night Gyr (talk/Oy) 17:46, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
 * actually it does, it shows an airplane taking off of an aircraft carrier. Blind14 19:52, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
 * What do you know about a carrier launch after seeing that picture that you didn't know before you saw it?Night Gyr (talk/Oy) 20:33, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Many things-

1.planes have wings 2.planes have an engine. So really you do get something out of this picture.So really this objection is incorrect. Blind14 21:03, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

Comment: I have doubts about the sourcing information on this image. Blind14 has claimed images that he obviously didn't take as his own work before. See Image:Loken03.jpg. Night Gyr (talk/Oy) 20:39, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
 * yes I forgot to nominate that for deletion.I couldn't find the copyright info and accidently put that tag on there, but I can promise you I did take this picture. Blind14 21:03, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

P.S.If this user wanted to steal an image off a website just so he could nominate it here why would he pick this one? Trashking 21:36, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Support The darkness adds intrest and makes it unique in my mind.I also believe it's very "encyclopedic" (open your minds guys think outside the box maybe this isn't the best picture for description when it comes to a plane taking off of an aircraft carrier.It could show many things.C'mon this is an encyclopedia.)
 * WOW!Thanks!! Blind14 21:47, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I suspect you did steal it.. from here. Given you have no respectable history, I can't say I believe you are the original photographer of this image. Diliff  | (Talk)   (Contribs) 22:08, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I did take this picture, but since it is on that website I will change the copyright information.Blind14 22:19, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
 * It seems you have been caught in the act my friend lol Trashking 22:21, 28 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Oppose Cool image, but I agree with the above on it being non-encyclopedic, and let me explain why. If the subject is the plane, the picture is both far too dark and not currently used in a plane article. If the subject is the takeoff, you see almost nothing of the actual launching gear and the plane isn't even off the carrier. It either doesn't display the plane at all properly, or doesn't display the take-off. Staxringold talkcontribs 23:04, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Support I can't tell if he did take this nice picture or not, but it's still worthy of FP status. | AndonicO 13:03, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose. This is more like a still from Top Gun than an encyclopedic image.  It has plenty of emotional power, but doesn't serve our purposes exceptionally well.--ragesoss 16:12, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose. This would do much better on Commons, try it there. On another note, I have nominated a more encyclopedic takeoff picture. Nautica Shades (talk) 17:09, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Support - I think this is encyclopaedic material since it depicts the following(do correct me if I'm wrong) - Afterburners, Take-off (assuming that the afterburners are pushing away), a carrier deck, the open ocean in front and an unmistakable F-18 silhouette. Plus, no harm looking like a Top Gun still - this is poster material, and I think the grain actually works in favour. - doniv 14:51, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
 * The F/A-18 is at such an angle that it doesn't really show what it looks like. Thetiny fraction of the flight deck visible is black and shows no detail. You can hardly tell the Ocean from the sky so you don't get a look at it. I don't think a still can really show a plane taking off very well. Maybe this picture shows afterburners working, but that would be much better shown from a greater angle. And when it comes to showing those things, it doesn't matter, as it is not in those articles. As for it being poster material: definately, but it isnt encyclopaedia material. BTW the earlier edit was by me, forgot to sign it. say1988 19:01, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Support PPGMD 14:38, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

--Fir0002 00:00, 8 October 2006 (UTC)