Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Image:Full Sunburst over Earth.JPG

Reason: This is a striking high resolution image. I'd like to see what others think of it. I understand that digital manipulation is discouraged but the subject here is the Sun so the robot arm has been removed. The robot arm can be cropped out of the picture to minimize the manipulation but this would alter the frame of the subject. Perhaps others have input on this.
Articles this image appears in: Solar energy
Creator: NASA is the original creator but I have photo-shopped the robot arm out of the picture Mrshaba

Support as nominator --Mrshaba (talk) 06:05, 8 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Original Holy noise - what did they shoot it with, a cheap point and shoot? Oppose Alternate PS job has left repetitive patterns in the noise. Mfield (talk) 06:21, 8 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Those silly astronauts and their cameras. I figure this was the camera used: [1]. The "noise" you point out is common of Sun pictures and rather appealing to me. You've got me on the patterns though... That's the best I could do with MS Paint. Have a whack at it if you like.
- Though it would be cool to see what a Holga can do in space. Fletcher (talk) 01:50, 9 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose original and edit 1 per Mfield. "Cloning" out the arm hasn't left the picture in the best of states. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 07:58, 8 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Whiskey.Greener Cactus (talk) 19:56, 8 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose composition: the sunburst is a pretty decorative effect, but it's just overpowering the image. A better lit depiction of the Earth and robot arm, with less noise and glare, would be much preferred. That's what's interesting about the image. Tell them Wikipedia wants a reshoot. :-) Fletcher (talk) 01:49, 9 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted MER-C 06:33, 14 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]