Original nom - An M3 Lee tank on training exercises at
Fort Knox, Kentucky in June, 1942. Scratches and dust removed, sky denoised, and human figure sharpened.Original image - no noise removal.Edit 2 Dust and scratch removal, no sharpening or denoising.
Reason
With few exceptions, World War II was a black and white photography war. This training exercise, shot on Kodachrome sheet film, is a rare glimpse in living color. The slightly off balance position of the tank, diagonal lines, and dust cloud lend some excitement to the scene. This isn't a museum relic or a simulation--it's an actual look at how this tank appeared during its working lifetime. Restored version of
Image:AlfredPalmerM3tank1942.jpg with scratches and dust removed, sky denoised, and human figure sharpened.
Opposenominated version, Supportoriginal (or edit with less intrusive cleanup). The edited one (with cleanup) actually introduces too many issues for me to support - although the spots are removed effectively, the apparent denoising in the sky has removed what was a mild, pleasant film grain and replaced it with blotches all over the sky and trailing dust cloud. In addition, the tank and person are actually more blurred than in the original original, and I feel the loss of detail is too great. Support a version with only the dust and blobs removed, no noise reduction. —
Vanderdecken∴ ∫ξφ20:51, 18 January 2008 (UTC)reply
Strange that you should say that: selective artifact removal usually give the appearance of sharper focus. Anyway, it's a conservative edit.
DurovaCharge!19:51, 20 January 2008 (UTC)reply
Original nom - An M3 Lee tank on training exercises at
Fort Knox, Kentucky in June, 1942. Scratches and dust removed, sky denoised, and human figure sharpened.Original image - no noise removal.Edit 2 Dust and scratch removal, no sharpening or denoising.
Reason
With few exceptions, World War II was a black and white photography war. This training exercise, shot on Kodachrome sheet film, is a rare glimpse in living color. The slightly off balance position of the tank, diagonal lines, and dust cloud lend some excitement to the scene. This isn't a museum relic or a simulation--it's an actual look at how this tank appeared during its working lifetime. Restored version of
Image:AlfredPalmerM3tank1942.jpg with scratches and dust removed, sky denoised, and human figure sharpened.
Opposenominated version, Supportoriginal (or edit with less intrusive cleanup). The edited one (with cleanup) actually introduces too many issues for me to support - although the spots are removed effectively, the apparent denoising in the sky has removed what was a mild, pleasant film grain and replaced it with blotches all over the sky and trailing dust cloud. In addition, the tank and person are actually more blurred than in the original original, and I feel the loss of detail is too great. Support a version with only the dust and blobs removed, no noise reduction. —
Vanderdecken∴ ∫ξφ20:51, 18 January 2008 (UTC)reply
Strange that you should say that: selective artifact removal usually give the appearance of sharper focus. Anyway, it's a conservative edit.
DurovaCharge!19:51, 20 January 2008 (UTC)reply