Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Cement truck

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[edit] Cement truck

The result of excessive speed, this cement truck rolls over into the front garden of a house. There were no injuries, but significant damage was caused.

I'm not sure if I'm totally serious - let me know what you think. The interest in this image is obviously totally the subject. I'd only had my camera a couple of days and it was pure point and shoot. However I love this photo, especially for the fact that no one got hurt - apparently the driver just kicked the window out and stepped out. The two people at the left are the electricity company (notice the power pole got wiped out), not sure about the other two.

Maybe this other photo would be better?:

The truck being freed from the barrier afterwards.

Strengths:

• Subject matter
• The nice symmetrical pose of the four guys
• The clarity of the image - you can see even in a small thumbnail what is going on (compared to other images at car accident, where it's used).

Weaknesses:

• Framing is a little too tight to be comfortable (it's not cropped)
• Slightly overexposed?
• Tone is too peaceful? People standing around isn't as exciting as rushing frantically to free someone...

Stevage 23:03, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

• Comments:
  • As documentary photographs, they're not bad... The image quality isn't great but the thing is, I'm not sure how you'd squeeze them into an article and have them stand out enough to be a featured picture. :) Are you aware that you submitted this candidacy into the FPC section, not PPR? Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 12:33, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

Well, I put one in car accident. I can't think of much of a topic for the other one. It would be great on an emergency services type article, but a) it wasn't an emergency, and b) the guy clearly works for the power company :) Yes, I was going to make it an FPC but changed my mind at the last minute. Stevage 22:36, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

• • • • Agree with Diliff, good res etc (is the clearly visible no. plate a problem?) but I don't know about being FP worthy. --Fir0002 www 08:45, 25 May 2006 (UTC)