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Airplaning around Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska
I found that this view from inside the cockpit, would be interesting. Pilot contrast with mountains in the front seems a good composition. --The Photographer (talk) 11:57, 17 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah after a second thought and after reading you, think the idea is interesting. But I'm missing something with the composition. Tried to crop it to a wider format? - Benh (talk) 21:48, 17 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
It really has to be seen on a wide screen to make the most of it. - Benh (talk) 21:49, 17 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Your cut is most better than original composition, if you want, you could create a alt nomination, I will support you. Thanks --The Photographer (talk) 11:47, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Works much better for me like that, might consider supporting this if you'd nominate it as an alternative. Taking the Cloud base as a reference, it seems quite heavily tilted clockwise, though (ca. 3°). --El Grafo (talk) 09:23, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not sure that "tilt" is relevant in a three-dimensions picture... The pic could be tilted "inside" the plane, but not outside (IMO)--Jebulon (talk) 16:53, 19 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Nice comment Jebulon, I never thought that --The Photographer (talk) 19:32, 19 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
@Jebulon: Well, it depends … Looking at it more closely now, I see that the aircraft is in a very slight left turn. You can see that on the artificial horizon; the pilot is currently working against that, turning the yoke to the right. If you take the aircraft as your reference, the picture is actually quite well-aligned to that – using the yellow bar representing the wings on the artificial horizon as a reference (which is quite short, so my measurement might be off by about +/- 1°). If you prefer the outside world as your reference, the picture is tilted as evidenced by the cloud-base or the thinner white line on the artificial horizon (above the yellow one, representing the actual horizon). Which one you prefer as a reference in an image is a matter of taste. Flying gliders myself, I'm used to thinking of the horizon as the reference system for determining whether my wings are level (as well as estimating my angle of attack). But then again, I don't tilt my head in a turn to have the horizon level. I guess as long as the image is aligned with one of the two possible reference systems, it doesn't really matter which one it is. At least in this case; it would certainly be a different thing if the aircraft was in a much steeper turn ;-) --El Grafo (talk) 19:47, 19 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Well, it depends... For the nominated picture, you are looking at the man who is looking outside. In your example (Nice city airport), you are looking outside yourself... Anyway, one can rotate ad libitum without any tlit (IMO). It is a matter of perception of the space...--Jebulon (talk) 20:17, 19 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Might be that I just used the word "tilt" incorrectly, meant "rotate". FWIW, Here's another example with pilot.Finding things like this at Commons is surprisingly difficult, one would think we'd have something like Category:Cockpit views of aircraft in flight. --El Grafo (talk) 21:35, 19 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Contrast between fore and back ground is important in this composition --The Photographer (talk) 13:28, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment @The Photographer: sorry to ask, but I'm going to be away for a few days, and I had to pack yesterday. Could you create the alternative nom yourself if you think it's worth it? Maybe the tilt should be fixed. I left it because it gives me vertigo and I felt it was nice that the photo conveys such a feeling. - Benh (talk) 07:41, 20 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
No problem, take care by yourself. Thanks --The Photographer (talk) 12:35, 20 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Alt 1

Alt 1 (crop), possibly created too late for this nomaination
Confirmed results:
Result: 2 support, 3 oppose, 1 neutral → not featured. /--Christian Ferrer (talk) 04:45, 26 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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