Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Pu'u O'o

Pu'u O'o[edit]

An impressive US Geological Service picture of an erupting volcanic cone on Hawaii, which I think gives a vivid impression of volcanism. I should note that the high-res image is a bit blurred; this is almost certainly heat haze from the high-temperature lava lying on and erupting from the cone. [added] I suspect that the photographer also used a telephoto lens (not surprising in the circumstances). I don't think this should count against the image. - ChrisO 16:50, 7 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Oppose. The quality isn't good at all. Enochlau 20:40, 7 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Weak Support. Not bad, quality is a bit poor, but the clouds give a nice moodiness to it. --Fir0002 07:32, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Weak Oppose. I get better quality out of my camera. And they aren't FPCs. -- AllyUnion (talk) 08:26, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC)
I can't see anything seriously wrong with the quality, and the background gives a very nice mood. I like the colors and the atmosphere. Besides you can't expect spouting lava to be in perfect focus. Support. Mgm|^(talk) 09:11, Jan 10, 2005 (UTC)
Very strong support. This is an incredible image. It is both stunning and extremely supportive of the articles it accompanies (Volcanic cone primarily and Xenu in a less important, but still good way). What's wrong with the quality on this image? It's not 4 screens wide, but it's not a tiny image either. It's showing an impressive phenomenon in a dramatic and memorable way and I fully encourage anyone here to support this for promotion to a full featured picture! -SocratesJedi | Talk 22:29, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Support! I like it. And the picture quality looks good to me. Do we also have a fancy mountain name contest somewere :) -- Chris 73 Talk 00:13, Jan 12, 2005 (UTC)
Support - Bevo 22:12, 12 Jan 2005 (UTC)
support. I almost nominated this myself, but figured people would carp about the quality. There's something not quite pin-sharp or noisy about it, but the image is still exceptional and how many of us could do better. -- Solipsist 21:16, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Support. The excessively dark foreground is distracting, but hey, this is a volcano shot at night. - Jpo 23:54, Jan 13, 2005 (UTC)
Support. James F. (talk) 16:22, 14 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Support. This is not a still life, I doubt anyone will get much better shooting with a telephoto in low-light condition from a plane or an helicopter. Ericd
Support. --Viriditas | Talk 06:18, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Very Strong Support --- I loved this image so much that it made me start the Pu'u 'O'o article and nominate it for DYK. All based on the emotional impact of the image. (By the way, I used a cropped version at Pu'u 'O'o and Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The cropped version has less dark background, looks better when reduced in size) - hike395 05:49, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)
- Promoted as Featured Picture: +10 / -2 - Solipsist 20:38, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)