Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Wounded Knee aftermath

Wounded Knee aftermath

Reason

Aftermath of the Wounded Knee Massacre with several bodies in the foreground. Appearance of grain is partly due to paper texture of the albumen print. Restored version of File:Wounded Knee aftermath.jpg.

Articles this image appears in

Wounded Knee Massacre

Creator

Trager & Kuhn, Chadron, Nebr.

• Support as nominator --Durova^Charge! 02:24, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose I don't see the subject well. It took me a while to distinguish the bodies, especially since it is black and white. I think I would prefer this image to be VP. Consider nominating this at Valued Pictures, which may definitly be promoted if it meets the criteria.
  Fari 02:34, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply
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• Oppose As above, hard to distinguish the lumpy blankets as dead bodies. Sasata (talk) 03:41, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Support per nom. A rare image and the fact that that it may take the viewer a bit of looking to distinguish the bodies in a photograph shot in such high contrast conditions so long ago is not a problem. Images don't have to to be easy to completely interpret at a glance to be powerful and evocative. Mfield (talk) 17:58, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Support many people have romantic visions about cowboys and indians, kids play with their toys like I did. The cruelty of how it was is captured in material like this. This shows a reality that people rather forget. GerardM (talk) 20:23, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Support: At last, a picture that is really worth "a thousand words." Support all the way.-- Myosotis Scorpioides 20:33, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Support Sad. Kind of reminds me of the Gaza situation. :( --Muhammad(talk) 05:06, 29 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose per ZooFari and Sasata. As perviously stated above, it is quite difficult to distinguish the bodies in the image and I don't think such an issue should occur in a Featured Picture. Nominating this at Valued Pictures would be the best bet, I think. Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 08:03, 29 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Regretful Oppose per above. Definitely a strong valued picture candidate because of the great EV, though. Makeemlighter (talk) 07:25, 30 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Support per nom. Perhaps amending the caption to read something like: "...the bodies of several Lakota Sioux (covered by blankets)..." would make it more obvious what this is. Spikebrennan (talk) 20:41, 30 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• • Okay, better I hope? Durova^Charge! 00:21, 31 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - stark and shocking evidence of an obviously unrephotographical (?) event. :) Intothewoods29 (talk) 23:42, 30 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Per the nominator.
  talk) 23:57, 30 January 2009 (UTC)[reply
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• Comment Is that snow that is on the ground? Just curious, and should probably be mentioned in the caption if it is, as it is not in color.
  Fari 05:15, 31 January 2009 (UTC)[reply
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  • Yes, done. 07:06, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
• Support - also, it's clear to me that those are bodies (in reply to Oppose #1). The "subject" is scattered all over the battlefield, and I think that's obvious.
  Xavexgoem (talk) 09:45, 2 February 2009 (UTC)[reply
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  • That which is clear and obvious to you may not be so for others. When I look at this picture, I just see a bunch of blankets. Makeemlighter (talk) 06:40, 6 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Support A rare picture of a sad truth, there's no need of gore pictures to see that.--Jf268 (talk) 11:08, 4 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per Mfield (talk · contribs). —Ed 17 ^{(Talk / Contribs)} 20:26, 5 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Though 'twas my idea first! :) Ceran^→//forge 02:48, 6 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Wounded Knee aftermath3.jpg MER-C 07:04, 6 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]