Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Cement truck

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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.
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.
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)

Somehow, this fell off the FPC main page. Listing it now. MER-C 12:56, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

  • It never was supposed to be on FPC as far as I know. It was only listed on Picture Peer Review, but I think Stevage was confused when he created the page using an FPC template. The same probably applies to the others you've just added to FPC. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 14:26, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Oppose - Not really encyclopedic, also this is one hell of a confusing nom...--Childzy ¤ Talk 16:07, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Oppose, assuming this was intended for FPC. More of a Flickr interesting photo than an encyclopedic illustration. --Dhartung | Talk 09:12, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Stop, yeah this is not an FPC. I disagree that it's not "encyclopaedic" though :) Look at car accident. Stevage 05:24, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

Not promoted Image:Cement truck crash.jpg --Chris B • talk 09:32, 15 September 2007 (UTC)