Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Vimy Ridge Monument

Vimy Ridge Memorial

 * Reason:This is an image that I took before the rededication ceremonies (I was one of the 5000 Canadian students that travelled to Vimy Ridge for the event). I believe that it is a good picture, although I am certainly not an expert on image quality.  I'd also like to point out that while the camera was straight, the image was taken from a slight angle, possibly contributing to it's slightly tilted look.
 * Proposed caption:The reverse of the fully restored Canadian National Vimy Memorial on April 9, 2007, the day of it's rededication by Queen Elizabeth II. The memorial faces the location of the battle.  The two towers represent Canada and France, joined together in the fight for freedom.  The battle was fought from April 9, 1917 to April 12, 1917 between the Canadian Corps and the German Empire, and three of the four Canadian targets were taken within the first two hours of battle.  By April 12 the Canadians controlled the entire Ridge.  The Germans considered Vimy Ridge to be one of their most impregnable defences, and it's capture by the Canadians is thought to have been not only a turning point in the war, but also the moment where Canada became a nation.
 * Articles this image appears in:Battle of Vimy Ridge, Canadian National Vimy Memorial
 * Creator:I took this photo and released into the free domain when I uploaded it to Wikipedia.


 * Support as nominator MelicansMatkin 16:31, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose Although it's a large and detailed shot and undoubtedly adds interest to the articles it appears in, it's almost certainly too noisy (grainy), the crop is too tight (actually missing important detail at the top) to be have any real chance as a Featured Picture. Incidentally, it does need a slight clockwise rotation to bring it vertical. --mikaultalk 16:52, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose Agree with mikaul.--Mbz1 17:15, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose per above points. -- Shark face  217  22:23, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose grainy... and cut off. 8thstar 21:58, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose but thanks for providing it: We're not likely to get anything better for quite some time, if ever. Adam Cuerden talk 04:12, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
 * weak oppose per mikaul H92110 18:15, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

MER-C 08:15, 14 November 2007 (UTC)