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Atlantis launch plume

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 22 Jul 2011 at 18:13:15 (UTC)

Space Shuttle Atlantic launch plume showing shadow.
Reason
I love the scene, but it has serious quality problems: compression artifacts, chromatic aberration and blown highlights.
Articles this image appears in
Space Shuttle, STS-98, Plume, Plume (hydrodynamics)
Previous nomination/s
Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/Space_Shuttle_launch_plume_shadow
Nominator
RunningOnBrains( talk)
I looked through there, thanks. We do have a lot of Shuttle stuff. I do like the shot and it shows something that those who have lived in Florida will know, but others really will not (something special). That said, I also read the initial acceptance and there was the (reasonable) point made that despite its interestingness, it is not really illustrative like a diagram or the like. I do find the shot beatiful and on a notable topic, so would be fine with it staying. That said, we don't lose anything key with it gone either. maybe I am slightly towards retention as an FP given that we have the photo either way and that FP is a bit more about beauty than about EV (and I say this being one who always bangs the EV drum). On the technical photog aspects, I am stupid, so don't take my comments as meaning a thing there. TCO ( reviews needed) 02:47, 12 July 2011 (UTC) reply
I believe that it isn't particularly illustrative of a specific topic (at least in any of the articles in which it currently appears) but it seems like a borderline case, and I could be convinced that it is sufficient in the EV category. My real concerns are with the quality.- RunningOnBrains( talk) 03:41, 12 July 2011 (UTC) reply
  • Delist. Looks very pretty at thumbnail, but has severe quality problems. I would not support this, and I strongly doubt it would pass today. J Milburn ( talk) 17:53, 12 July 2011 (UTC) reply
  • Delist and agree with J Milburn. Pine (GreenPine) t 05:06, 18 July 2011 (UTC) reply

Kept -- Makeemlighter ( talk) 21:12, 24 July 2011 (UTC) reply