Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/United States Marines Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima (Video)

United States Marines Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima (Video)

Original - Video of the Flag Raising on Iwo Jima, shot by Marine photographer Bill Genaust.

Alternative Color version of the same

Reason: This is public domain footage from a film real operated by Bill Genaust as he shot the second flag rasing on Iwo Jima. The film size is small, but it shows the moment the marines and navy corpsman rasied the second flag atop suribachi, and in my opinion has high historical value, hence the nod at FPC. This image originated from the Commons, and was the selected as a media of the day for August 23. TomStar81 (Talk) 20:39, 23 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Articles this image appears in: Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
Creator: Bill Genaust (USMC photographer)

Support as nominator TomStar81 (Talk) 20:39, 23 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support Great video with historic value, is a little grainy, but that comes with age. ~ Dreamy ^§ 22:54, 23 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
~~Oppose~~ Because the original film is in color Shifthours (talk) 01:10, 24 February 2008 (UTC)Support color version Shifthours (talk) 22:52, 27 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment This user has very few contributions, and has been registered here for less then two weeks. TomStar81 (Talk) 01:35, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  - [1] Shifthours (talk) 01:38, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  - Inappropriate for the nominator to point out.. :D\=< (talk) 03:52, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  - Then I apologize, as it was not my attention to act out of line. TomStar81 (Talk) 03:56, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    - Also inappropriate to redact statements :) Use strike tags (restoring) :D\=< (talk) 04:06, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
      - Sorry (again), and thanks for your help with this. I apreciate it. TomStar81 (Talk) 04:09, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Shifthours. – Ilse@ 02:45, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment The image of the colourized version is actually a fake that is re-colourized. ~ Dreamy ^§ 02:50, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  - That's the first time I have ever heard that, every source states this footage by Bill Genaust (who died shortly after this was taken) was shot on 16mm color film Shifthours (talk) 03:18, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    - I've uploaded the colour (and higher resolution) verion which Shifthours linked to above. It doesn't appear to be colourized, but if it was then it would obviously not be suitable for FP. Time3000 (talk) 12:14, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
      - That looks real to me. Don't know why it takes like 6 guys to lift a flag though. :D\=< (talk) 13:53, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
        Well, it doesn't... --jjron (talk) 15:41, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose original too small, the original video would be much better resolution. gren グレン 00:03, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Had a hard time deciding on this one. The video is a PD alternative to the Pulitzer-winning photograph, and that has issues all its own (there were actually two flag raisings with different people and different flags). Still, it marks an important point in the Pacific theater of World War II and the particular act of raising the flag on that little sulfur-smelling rock in the ocean had an important impact on U.S. public opinion. The three Marines from the second flag raising who survived that battle went on a successful fundraising tour. So yes, it's an important event. Durova^Charge! 20:09, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support color version. Spikebrennan (talk) 14:52, 27 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose both. Ordinary quality, poor framing. The famous still image would be a different story, for obvious reasons, and despite its other issues. --jjron (talk) 15:41, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support either--Mbz1 (talk) 21:14, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima.ogv MER-C 11:31, 4 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]