Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/1971-CANNIKIN-2.jpg

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Reason: The image depicts the nuclear device fired in the underground nuclear test Cannikin of Operation Grommet which was conducted at Amchitka, Alaska, 6 November 1971. This nuclear test, with a yield of 5 megatonnes of TNT (21 PJ), was of the W71 warhead for the LIM-49 Spartan anti-ballistic missile. The image is notable as in protest of Cannikin the Don't Make a Wave Committee was formed, which after the test evolved into the well known environmental group Greenpeace, and can be considered the genesis of Greenpeace. Further notability can be found in this device being the last nuclear test at Amchitka and in it being the highest yield underground nuclear test conducted by any nation.

Articles in which this image appears: Greenpeace, Amchitka, Cannikin, W71.
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Weaponry
Creator: United States Atomic Energy Commission

Support as nominator – Kylesenior (talk) 00:26, 3 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
~~Comment~~ Oppose - Extremely jumbled composition. – Sca (talk) 13:46, 3 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – chaotic scene (although the planning and execution is absolutely not chaotic), good EV, it's a notable one-time event. I think it's worth touching it up. I will support if it's touched up. Bammesk (talk) 16:03, 4 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support because of high EV. Not re-shootable, so photographically, it is what it is. --Janke | Talk 19:05, 4 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose -- Way too many white spots around the image. If the image can be improved, then it should be improved before nominating it to the highest title an image can receive. Re-nominate it when these problematic spots are removed. Nythar (💬-❄️) 22:04, 4 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - I cleaned up the image. Thoughts?. Kylesenior (talk) 01:34, 5 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- I wasn't expecting it to be that quick. Looks good, so I'll Support — Nythar (💬-❄️) 02:32, 5 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  - I've never taken a crack at cleaning an image up before so I was surprised as well. Kylesenior (talk) 02:37, 5 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Support – I did more tweaking (the fading of bottom corners and a minor color tweak). If you disagree, just revert to the previous version. Bammesk (talk) 02:55, 5 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

For historical merit, Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.3% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600^th FP!} 11:33, 5 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – High EV. Yann (talk) 20:02, 5 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]