Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Marines in Afghanistan

Marines in Afghanistan

 * Reason:A high-quality PD image taken by the Marine Corps during its operations in Afghanistan. In addition to the artistic value, I like the contrast between the modern serviceman in the foreground and the ancient mud and stone buildings surrounding him.
 * Articles this image appears in:3rd Battalion 3rd Marines, Camouflage, Hospital Corpsman, MARPAT, Military camouflage, War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
 * Creator:United States Marine Corps (Cpl. James L. Yarboro, USMC)


 * Support as nominator &mdash; Palm_Dogg 21:27, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support It's free from any technical problems, has good composition, and is certainly encyclopaedic. Nice find. -Panser Born-   (talk)  23:48, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Weak oppose. Unfortunately, I'll have to oppose on account of the whole thing is like one of those brain teaser puzzles you might find online. Everything blends together! I didn't even notice there was a man there until I zoomed in to inspect it! It's a good picture, but I don't think there's enough contrast to get its point across as effectively. └ Jared ┘┌ t ┐&ensp; 00:00, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment, Palm dogg... the nom says you created this picture... although it's from the military's website... since your user page says you're a Marine... and maybe you've been to Afghanistan... can you tell us anything about how typical a scene like this might be? Is this how things might often look before searching a house or whatnot?  I just want to make sure it represents War in Afghanistan or a Hospital Corpsman on duty well (I don't think it represents the 3rd Battalion well) before I support. gren グレン 02:51, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Oops, I thought Creator meant "Uploader". Have fixed that.  I wasn't on the Afghan deployment, but the 3rd Battalion Marines I've talked to who were there said that it was a low-intensity deployment (not like Iraq) and that a Corpsman walking around looking for signs of disease would not be unusual. Palm_Dogg 04:37, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
 * The image credit actually includes the name of the photographer (Cpl. James L. Yarboro, USMC), which I have added above to the creator line. &mdash; User: (talk) 06:34, 2 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Support, thanks for the explanation, and adding it to camouflage is the kicker. gren グレン 05:33, 22 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Neutral - I'm not sure I can support it due to imperfect focus at full resolution, and how difficult it is to make out what you're looking at. That said, it is a fascinating photo to inspect: look at the ladder in the center leading up to someone's second floor home!  Also, the architecture is fascinating, and it's amazing how *clean* the place is -- little or no litter at all.  It would also be a good pic for camouflage.  --TotoBaggins 06:56, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Weak Oppose - Nice pic, but I don't think it illustrates that much in terms of Marines, Corpsmen, or the War in Afghanistan. If it were illustrating camouflage, I'd support it, since he's so hard to spot. Iorek85 07:19, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Have added the image to several camoflauge articles. Couldn't find any relevant articles on Afghan/Central Asian architecture. Palm_Dogg 07:45, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Then support I shall. Iorek85 08:55, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

MER-C 07:31, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Neutral A good composition but there are some technical problems. Ba'Gamnan | Talk 15:17, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support, now that it illustrates camouflage. Ba'Gamnan, what technical problems are you referring to? Spikebrennan 15:32, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Problems of contrasts (for me). Ba'Gamnan | Talk 20:09, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support per Spikebrennan-- St.daniel Talk 16:46, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support per nom and Spikebrennan. Witty Lama 17:21, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support per above. -- Phoenix2  (talk, review) 20:48, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose, certainly not the best Wikipedia offers.--Svetovid 21:26, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support Not sure about any technical problems, but I think it is very encyclopedic for camouflage, shame we don't have the relevant architectural articles, perhaps a request to the relevant project is in order? Terri G 09:57, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support Oooo...nice camouflage. I keep forgetting there's a man standing in plain view in the pic. Encyclopedic pic.  Jumping cheese   Cont @ct 04:22, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support As per comments above Booksworm Talk to me! 05:38, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose The top part looks kind of washed out.  Spebudmak 14:51, 28 May 2007 (UTC)