Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/USS Arizona survivor

USS Arizona Survivor edit

Original - U.S. Navy USS Arizona survivor, retired Lt. Cmdr. Joseph Langdell pauses to collect his thoughts during an interview by a FOX News correspondent as he visits the USS ARIZONA Memorial Visitors Center.

Reason: 1,177 of the 1,400 sailors aboard USS Arizona (BB-39) perished during the attack on Pearl Harbor. 65 years later, one of the survivors visits the memorial. The uniform and the lei provide just enough context for the facial expression: pursed lips, reddened eyelids, and the beginnings of a tear. The casualties aren't numbers to him--they're faces, colleagues, friends.
Articles this image appears in: USS Arizona Memorial , Saudade
Creator: Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James E. Foehl (U.S. Gov't public domain)

Support as nominator Durova^Charge! 20:50, 19 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose A fine picture, but not encyclopedic IMO. The event of his returning to the site of the event is in itself non-notable. On a separate note, I'm not a fan of the emotive summary above - it seems to argue for the picture not on the basis of its own merits but rather implies that if we oppose the picture's candidacy then we are being callous. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Witty lama (talk • contribs) 07:17, 20 January 2008
- All right: I also think it's a very well-composed close-up with appropriate background and depth of field. It appears at the article about the ship's memorial - an apt place for one of the few human beings who has a direct memory. Durova^Charge! 08:00, 20 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. It's a touching image, as anything like this is likely to be, but not particularly well composed. Additionally I don't find it adds a lot to the article. Sorry, but therefore doesn't strike me as FP quality. --jjron (talk) 07:21, 20 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Wavering between Support and Weak Support. I think the composition, while not documenting the entire person etc. is appropriate for the situation. The sentiment is an important one, it's technically pretty good, but I almost agree with witty lama's oppose. I'll stick to Support for now. —Vanderdecken∴ ∫ξ φ 12:05, 20 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Regretful Oppose Doesn't exactly... well, although it's very touching, it's not very illustrative of the ship itself. Maybe if this guy's face was under sad, I'd consider it. --Shark face 217 02:00, 21 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Not encyclopedic for the article for which it is nominated (this is not a photo of the memorial). It's a fine photo, but that alone isn't enough. Compare this one-- although the FPC nom failed, I think the encyclopedicity was stronger (it was nominated for, among other things, Military brat (U.S. subculture)). Spikebrennan (talk) 17:03, 21 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment and Support I have added it to Saudade, which I believe is *exactly* what that man is feeling as he recollects his fallen companions. It's got a lot more encyclopedic value there then it did before. Take that into consideration in the future now. Cheers. --Mad Tinman _T _C 22:12, 21 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No consensus MER-C 02:24, 27 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]