Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/USNS Mercy

Jolo, Philippines - The U.S. Military Sealift Command (MSC) Hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH-19).

;Reason:Incredible image of a Hospital ship resting directly under a rainbow. Meets the criteria and just an excellent picture

Articles this image appears in: United States Navy USNS Mercy (T-AH-19) Portal:United States Navy/Selected Picture/6
Creator: Chief Photographer's Mate Edward G. Martens, USN
Nominator: WilsBadKarma ^{(Talk/Contribs)}

Support — WilsBadKarma ^{(Talk/Contribs)} 18:23, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
Support Breathtaking, and per This. Arjun 18:28, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
Oppose. Well the rainbow is cute, it doesn't change the image's faults. Since this photo is supposed to illustrate the boat, not the rainbow, the boat itself is way to small in the frame (it probably takes up less than one tenth of the photo). The severe perspective distortion is very disturbing for me. It's also a bit grainy, not particularly good quality. In short, whimsical but not FP material. --Pharaoh Hound (talk) 19:00, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
Oppose As Pharoah Hound says, ship too small, ship blurred, shoreline weirdly curved. I like the pic, but, for me, it's not FP materiaL. Even regarded as a pic of a rainbow, the curved shoreline wrecks it - Adrian Pingstone 21:52, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
Oppose. I have to agree with the previous two comments: it's a lovely picture but encyclopaedic value is (I feel) the core value of a featured picture. Unless this illustrates something specific, I don't see it being featured. Trebor 23:48, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
Support I find it okay for my tastes. Not everyday I see a rainbow over a boat. :D --Tohru Honda13^{Talk•Sign here} 00:27, 20 January 2007 (UTC)