Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Arcing pickup shoe

Arcing pickup shoe

Electricity arcs between the power rail and pickup shoe of a London Underground train. Sparks like this are quite normal and occurs when the electric power collection "shoes" of a train that is motoring (ie: drawing power) reach the end of a section of electric power rail.

This photograph by SPSmiler is a striking image of the power of electricity, and of the dangers of third rail electrification. It is used to illustrate the Third Rail and Electrical arc articles.

Nominate and support. - Thryduulf 12:06, 21 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: the front of the train appears blurry, and the colors of the train and sky don't help. Flcelloguy (A note?) 21:26, 21 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
- The train is slightly blury because its moving - a requirement for the effect to happen. Thryduulf 22:13, 21 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose This is a common sight with trolley buses running on overhead lines, especially in the winter. I oppose this photo on the grounds that it is a common phenomenon and hardly awe-inspiring or breathtaking. D e nni ☯ 02:35, 22 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per D e nni. Glaurung 07:10, 22 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - even though I'm a train nut... ;-) Seriously, this is a good pic for the articles in question, but not for a FP. --Janke | Talk 08:58, 22 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Just a bright blue tinged light --Fir0002 05:22, 23 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral - it does show the concept very well and definitely helps explain the action.. the picture though is far from stunning. drumguy⁸⁸⁰⁰ - speak? 07:25, 23 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Interesting, but the blurry train and the sky make for one uninspiring photo. enochlau (talk) 08:50, 23 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. As above. Camerafiend 03:29, 27 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Sorry. Too common, not special, horrible surroundings, not clear. —Vanderdecken∴∫ξ φ 10:31, 28 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral sorry about the blurry train, but it was moving, and although I do not recall the exact aperture / shutter speed information I would have chosen the option for maximun depth of field, which would have resulted in a slower shutter speed. The image was captured using 35mm print film, which let me capture it when I choose - unlike digital cameras which have a slight time lag. The sky of course reflects the weather of the day. The image shows a London-bound train about to cross over an access track to Ealing Common depǒt (railway depǒts, sidings, etc., are never pretty) as it leaves Ealing Common station. Whilst everything about this view may seem common or ordinary (or even slightly boring!), in years to come - when civilisation and technology has moved on - it will be scenes such as this (which depict the real-life daily events of the present era) which historians will find the most interesting. As this is my image I will refrain from voting either for or against the nomination. SPSmiler

Not promoted Raven4x4x 05:53, 4 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]