Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Carmelo Formation

Carmelo Formation

Original - Around 60 million years ago in the Paleocene a conglomerate, the Carmelo Formation, was deposited at Point Lobos. The Carmelo is made of coarse sandstone and mudstone with the inclusions of pebbles and fossils. The included pebbles are mostly of volcanic origin.

Reason: High EV, good quality
Articles in which this image appears: Conglomerate;Geological history of Point Lobos
Creator: Mbz1

Support as nominator --Mbz1 (talk) 03:48, 15 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Distracting composition. --The High Fin Sperm Whale 23:31, 15 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per THFSW. I would prefer a landscape slightly wider shot. Not sure what point is in crowbaring in sea at the top as this is not part of the picture - not from the wording anyway. First impression of picture is of a badly composed coast shot that has been cropped too thin and focussed too low, but then you read the note and the only part of the photo required is the rock itself... Gazhiley (talk) 12:33, 16 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support. I'm gonna go against the flow here, and say that this is a great illustration of the Carmelo Formation (not as good in the other article, but still has a place). I hear what is being said about the distracting composition (hence the "weak"), but I think the ribbon of sea is useful- this is a specific formation being illustrated, so showing the surrounding area is not necessarily a bad thing. J Milburn (talk) 22:32, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Oppose Portrait orientation feels cramped, shadows lose detail. Fletcher (talk) 00:30, 23 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted —Maedin\^talk 06:29, 23 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]