Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Wakizashi Delist

Wakizashi
I do not know when (and why!) this was featured, but it probably wouldn't even get one single supporting vote today. I like the composition and subject. Its technical quality, however, is a different matter:
 * extremely unsharp
 * very noisy
 * a slight tilt
 * artifacts
 * very badly edited (Gaussian blur seems to have been used to get rid of some of the noise, however that wasn't done uniformly.)
 * blown-out highlights

That this is on the front page today is somewhat embarrassing.
 * NOTE: original nomination.


 * Delist. - mstroeck 11:25, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delist. Noisy background and parts of the sword seem oversharpened.  howch e  ng   {chat} 18:16, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delist per above. --KFP (talk | contribs) 21:52, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong delist - when I saw it on the front page I came here to see if anyone had set it up for delisting; if they hadn't, I'd have done it myself. A good subject but an awful photo, embarrassing to the Wiki. Maybe in future a person/team should check the upcoming front page pics and check any which may not be up to par? -- Countdown Crispy  (  ? 22:26, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't usually check the rerun images when I schedule the PsOTD, but I can probably start doing that. They are scheduled one month in advance, so anyone who wants to can check through November 2006.  howch e  ng   {chat} 22:57, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Just had a browse through and they invariably look superb; the only one that could be considered close to contentious is [[Image:Bison skull pile-restored.jpg|25px|Bison skull pile]] due to its relatively small size. However, given that a) this was acknowledged at the time of nomination, b) the picture is from the 1800s and c) it's unbelievably striking I don't see a problem. -- Countdown Crispy  (  ? 23:06, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
 * As a side note, the reruns are currently being pulled from Featured pictures thumbs 02.  howch e  ng   {chat} 23:53, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
 * A lot of those don't meet modern standards - is there some way of having a mass review of them? -- Countdown Crispy  (  ? 21:04, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Besides the current process of nominating them individually, no.  howch e  ng   {chat} 22:48, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delist - I thought the same thing when I saw this on the front page. The white cloth looks horribly -- Coasttocoast 23:25, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delist I am the author of the image, and I also agree that it is not up to current standards. (Was a very dark environment). I completely forgot that it was a featured image -- Chris 73 | Talk 10:50, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delist per author, edges are too dark to see the shape. HighInBC (Need help? Ask me) 14:53, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delist. Horrible quality. On a side style note, please refrain form writing bias captions. Nautica Shad e  s  20:12, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Delisted. --KFP (talk | contribs) 17:31, 31 October 2006 (UTC)