Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Into the Jaws of Death 23-0455M edit.jpg

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Into the jaws of death
  •  Info created by Robert F. Sargent, restored, uploaded and nominated by PETER WEIS TALK 20:35, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
  •  Comment You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade. ... The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and progress of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you. -Eisenhower's message on the eve of D-day.

And yes, I am aware of the cookeyed horizon, which I won't "correct" due to my restorational intention.

  •  Question - Didn't we recently promote an image like this? -- One, please. ( Thank you.)
  •  Oppose -- Among the many available documentary photos of the event this one isn't among the best, for sure. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 13:45, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
  •  Support Ggia (talk) 17:16, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
  •  Info this version already featured. Incorrect nomination -- George Chernilevsky talk 17:39, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
  •  Comment this version has better quality. is it a good idea to nominate for delisting the previous version and replace the feature image with this one? Ggia (talk) 17:54, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
    •  Comment how is this nomination "incorrect"? the image you linked to has a wrong licence template, a insufficient description and is poor from a technical pov (posterisation, heavy artefacts). regards, PETER WEIS TALK 18:02, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
  •  Support This version is far superior to the current version that is featured. I agree with Ggia, the current FP should be delisted and replaced with this one. Great job with the restoration, Peter. Earthsound (talk) 20:34, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
  •  Comment Arguably smoke, but this one is so dark on top. What makes it better than the other? -- One, please. ( Thank you.) 06:15, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
    •  Comment Yes, it is darker on top, and judging by how poorly the top 50% of the current FP version was (mal)adjusted to try to compensate for the darker shore/clouds (very noticeable in the blown out water on the right-hand side and the blown out patches of sky), I would bet that's closer to how it looked that day. A partial list of reasons why, IMO, the current FP image is worse: crushed blacks and whites (resulting in loss of detail in both shadows and highlights) over most of the photo, too many JPEG compression artifacts, numerous scratches/dust/flaws, a dark exposure problem (vertical) on the left edge, & possibly too much sharpen used. Two areas the current FP image is better: slightly better contrast for the water closest to the photographer in the middle of the picture giving it better detail there, better contrast/detail at the back top corners of the LCVP (especially the one on the right). If you compare the two at full size, I think these differences really stand out. Earthsound (talk) 11:11, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
      • Thanks for pointing that out Earthsound. The overall quality regarding sharpness, level of detail and contrast of this NARA sourced restoration is better than the current featured picture. The current featured picture was developed differently, resulting in lighter skies, and a darker foreground. @IdLoveOne Please be sure you see the heavy posterisation in the right bottom corner. An indicator for an insufficient workover of the current featured picture. However, if you are unable to identify this posterisation please try to access this image with a calibrated display. This is the major flaw of this featured picture, amonst other issues, mentioned above. Regards, PETER WEIS TALK 18:45, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
  •  Support Better than the current FP. --Ximonic (talk) 01:08, 22 October 2011 (UTC)
  •  Support --Cesco77 (talk) 19:29, 23 October 2011 (UTC)
  •  Support Much better version then the current FP. It should be replaced. --Lošmi (talk) 22:40, 23 October 2011 (UTC)
  •  Oppose --Slick (talk) 05:57, 24 October 2011 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Onno Zweers (talk) 11:50, 24 October 2011 (UTC)
  •  Support Regards, PETER WEIS TALK 02:35, 27 October 2011 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Raghith 09:10, 28 October 2011 (UTC)