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File:4th FW Strike Eagles assist shuttle launch.jpg, featured[edit]
Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes.Voting period ends on 17 Jun 2010 at 07:50:17 (UTC)
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Info created by U.S. Air Force/Capt. John Peltier - uploaded by Anrie (talk) - nominated by Anrie (talk) -- Anrie (talk) 07:50, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
Support -- Many of my astronomy-related nominations aren't always well received, so I'm going out on a limb with this one, hoping that the unique circumstances of the photo make up for any other small shortcomings. Besides this being a rather unique vantage point of a launching space shuttle, I believe the image is further enhanced by the fact that the shuttle (albeit small and blurry) plus the ground site are both in view, the dramatic shadow of the plume over the ocean, the two cloud layers and the Strike Eagle in the foreground. Anrie (talk) 07:50, 8 June 2010 (UTC)- Support For wowness and educational value (I didn’t know a shuttle liftoff wasn’t vertical). A pity the quality isn’t better, but it’s a rather unique photo. Diti the penguin — 09:30, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
Strong support The quality isn't too bad, and this is really special. --The High Fin Sperm Whale 17:54, 8 June 2010 (UTC)- Support--Mbz1 (talk) 18:11, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
- Support Per High Fin. --Cephas (talk) 22:32, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
- Please log in to vote -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 08:14, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
Oppose - interesting pic, but needs nearly 5°CW rotation to make the horizon level; though rotating that much would make the crop very tight, so won't be easily done. - MPF (talk) 00:42, 9 June 2010 (UTC)- Support -- A rare picture and an 'inspired' composition, quality good enough. I prefer to see the aircraft levelled rather than the horizon. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 08:14, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
- Actually, the plane is also about 4 or 5° off horizontal ;-) MPF (talk) 16:38, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
- Oppose Dustspot, granularity. f/16 ?! --Mile (talk) 20:34, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
- what about f/16? --AngMoKio (talk) 22:46, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
- Support - very high educational value compensates for the technical issues, and the overall composition works despite the horizon line at an angle. Jonathunder (talk) 17:31, 10 June 2010 (UTC)
- Support --Karel (talk) 11:14, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
- Support --Avenue (talk) 11:45, 12 June 2010 (UTC)
- Support --JovianEye (talk) 20:31, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
- Support - Unique viewpoint of exhaust plume and good size contrast between F15 and shuttle. --Jatkins (talk) 13:37, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
Confirmed results:
Result: 11 support, 2 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /George Chernilevsky talk 09:24, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
This image will be added to the FP gallery: Objects/Vehicles
