Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Iceland Grimsvoetn 1972-B.jpg

Grimsvoetn

Used in the article Vatnajökull, picture taken by myself.

Nominate and support. - Roger McLassus 10:58, 14 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Blurry, and poorly coloured. Alr 20:32, 14 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support It may be a little blurry (or vignetted) on the left, but it's not too bad. I like the colors, and the image itself - it looks like a giant wave rolling in. Zafiroblue05 21:43, 14 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Being lazy, and not wanting to study the article, can the photographer tell us what this is, please? Is it a mountain scene, a glacier or a frozen lake (I'm just interested) - Adrian Pingstone 22:20, 14 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- It is the "largest glacier in Iceland," according to Vatnajökull. Zafiroblue05 23:22, 14 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Very nice. It would be extremely difficult to get an image of higher quality. (Remember that it is much easier to get a high quality image of a cathedral or skyscraper than of a remote and dangerous geological formation!) - Blake's Star 02:46, 15 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I think the image quality is fine. I'm just having trouble understanding what the subject is or what part of Vatnajökull it supports? ~MDD4696 04:14, 15 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Oppose per my comment above. I can't tell what I'm looking at, even in context. ~MDD 46 96 20:07, 15 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support Nice use of colors, and interesting perspective Tobb 04:42, 15 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Is the horizon sloping down from the right to the left? enochlau (talk) 06:36, 15 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- I agree on the slope, I noticed it imediately - Adrian Pingstone 16:53, 15 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Grímsvötn are volcanic lakes in the Vatnajökull glacier but I still can't quite figure out this image :) - Haukur 11:10, 15 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. The caption obviously needs to be improved, I don't quite get whats special here either. --Dschwen 13:32, 16 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Explanation Grimsvötn is a volcano which in 1972 was nearly completley covered by the ice of Vatnajökull glacier. Only the hightest part of the crater was uncovered - and this part is what the picture shows. --Roger McLassus 18:03, 16 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment Could you turn this into the image's caption? ~MDD 46 96 00:32, 17 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done --Roger McLassus 10:33, 17 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Support Since later eruptions have changed the landscape there this is a historic photograph - so technical imperfections are more acceptable. And it is an impressive picture. --Calderwood 18:17, 16 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support ACK Calderwood Hein 16:20, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Doesn't do anything for me, sorry. --Deglr6328 05:01, 19 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, with regret. The subject is fascinating, but the photo isn't what I'd expect of a FP. --Janke | Talk 08:36, 19 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

COMMENT The sloping of the horizon is now corrected --Roger McLassus 15:30, 19 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Support impressive --Kessa Ligerro 18:32, 19 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support yes it is --Briseis 19:44, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support Mayamaxima 16:24, 26 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Iceland Grimsvoetn 1972-B.jpg Raven4x4x 08:20, 28 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]