Wow, I am liking my office job even more now! Great photo!

A great shot and work...
GP

Zostawić koniecznie ! super foto

Excellent and interesting picture depicting life at sea, from a vantage point that most of us will never have.

The solution is so simple: Frans posted an interesting storm photo. Even though it technically may not meet all the requirements, why not use common sense and have room to make exceptions, i.e. not to delete it.
This also could have avoided this whole useless discussion here. Just common sense!

To whom it may concern...

At the time we have no "Category side standards" for storm pics, so normally photos in this specific category would have to be treated according to "Site standards for all photos". As Derek said, "Damned if we do (delete the photo), damned if we don't..."

Our fellow member David Asprey (and our techie Henrik, too) have put a lot of time and hard work to set up a board of consultations and review of site standards. All members are welcome to discuss the current site standards there, propose changes, propose amendments, set up new standards, drop others.

Maybe it would be more constructive to propose some standards for storm pics on the board than to spam the comment section with worries and complaints.

Last but not least: Frans, that's a great photo.

Cheers,
Jens

Site standard 5 shouldn't apply to storm pics. How many pictures in this category have part of the ship obscured by high waves. If you applied this standard, then most would have to be deleted.

Dammed if we do delete, and dammed if we don't.

All solutions to the webmasters on a postcard please!

Derek

960 plus hits and we are discussing deleting? Am I missing something?

This is what storm pics is all about.
Tomas

But the photo is in Storm pics category - surely this group and Ships Deck can be exempt from the 'whole ship' rule...

Hi Pilot Frans-If you go to support then site standards-
5. Full ships only. Foreground obstructions must not restrict the view of the ship. For all views, bows or sterns must not be cropped off. I've had some deleted

Even if the administrator 'delete' me a big sailing cruise vessel for a few meters of masts not shown in the picture i have to admitt that the shot is incredible.

Eptcpt
Athens
Greece

So much more interesting than the usual standard 3/4 bow shots we all post.

Excellent shot, it would be a travesty if this shot was deleted.

M. K. once more privileges enjoyed by some members of this web, of course, they are not guilty, nothing more and nothing less, are your administrators who allow this is demonstrated. Come on, I picture and hang it takes 2h to be hung. I insist that the author is not to blame.

M.K. Certainly should be an exception permitted under such conditions: In the air under very turbulent conditions, captured main subject on wing of the bridge. This is a very exceptional photograph and deserves recognition as such. Maybe it rates a new subject title "Balls!"

Hey tonker -"Balls cried the Queen, if I had a pair I'd be King!"

That is one great shot! Please keep it up.

Wish that Pilot Helicopters around the world would take similar photos perhaps Columbia River bar in Oregon, Prince Rupert British Columbia, New York harbor approaches, San Juan Puerto Rico, Gijon Spain, Lisbon Portugal, Norwegian ports, and many of the Asian ports with helicopter pilot service.

Excellent photo, that looks like a job that requires big balls, bigger than I have, haha!

Very interesting view. Thanks for posting.