Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Tuskegee airmen

Tuskegee airmen

 * Reason:Very high EV image by notable photographer. First African American pilots in US military.  Digitally restored, dirt and scratches removed and levels adjusted.
 * Articles this image appears in:Tuskegee Airmen, Military history of African Americans, 332d Air Expeditionary Wing
 * Creator:Toni Frissell, restored by Jake Wartenberg


 * Support as nominator — Jake   Wartenberg  22:23, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Question May I see the unrestored version?  Zoo Fari  22:42, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
 * You bet—it was linked to from both image description pages, but I have added a thumbnail below. —  Jake   Wartenberg  22:48, 3 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Support. There are a number of Toni Frissel images that I think could pass (such as Durova's earlier (failed) nomination), but this is a good example with high EV. Mostlyharmless (talk) 05:01, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Support--Mbz1 (talk) 05:04, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Support. I think the image could also be added to 332d Air Expeditionary Wing and Military_history_of_African_Americans.  Spencer T♦ Nominate! 14:59, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment I'm not an expert on restoration, but it sure looks like there's still a lot of dirt or something all over it. Can anyone corroborate this or are my eyes just fooling me (it's nearly 3 AM here)? Makeemlighter (talk) 06:52, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Maybe you were looking at the unrestored version? It seems fine to me.  Zoo Fari  06:54, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
 * It is a bit dusty still and although it's a decent enough repair otherwise, I'm not keen on the slightly compressed shadows compared to the original. Good to see it's looking like a promotion though, as these are minor niggles. --mikaultalk 13:10, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Support  Zoo Fari  06:54, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Support The photo is clearly posed, but it still has lots of EV and meets the criteria. Nick-D (talk) 11:09, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Support Historically important. -- &oelig; &trade; 05:54, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Support Good historical value.   Sophus Bie  (talk) 10:29, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Support Bernstein2291 (talk) 00:40, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Support TomStar81 (Talk) 02:08, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Support - excellent photograph with good historical value. Meets criteria. Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 00:57, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

-- wadester 16  04:17, 15 June 2009 (UTC)