Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:ApproachingNangaParbat.JPG

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 10 Sep 2011 at 12:56:16 (UTC)

Original - The view of Nanga Parbat, taken 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from the base camp.

Reason: I think this should be an FP as it is fairly high resolution for its age (6 years) and a technically difficult shot due to the trek. It has high EV and provides an interesting contrast between the green grass, grey stone, and white snow. Crisp and clear.
Articles in which this image appears: Nanga Parbat
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama
Creator: Waqas.usman

Support as nominator --Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:56, 1 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Question If I'm seeing this right, there is a hill in the foreground that blocks the view of the mountain. Why couldn't this photo have been taken from the top of that hill to give a clearer view of the mountain? Pine^talk 21:23, 1 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know. Perhaps it was off the trail; I'm assuming when climbing at certain heights people avoid any unnecessary dangers. Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:36, 1 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose with that hill in the foreground, this photo doesn't impress me the way that many of the existing panorama FPs do. Pine^talk 07:05, 2 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support I like having the foreground there - it tells me stuff about the lower altitude habitat and I don't find it distracting. Going significantly off trail is often frowned upon in such wilderness areas, a lot of alpine vegetation is quite vulnerable to trampling. JJ Harrison (talk) 09:01, 2 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support Great photo of an impressive vista. In my opinion it meets all of the Featured picture criteria. TehGrauniad (talk) 11:05, 8 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support Agreed with JJ Harrison — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pteronura brasiliensis (talk • contribs) 13:12, 8 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support Tomer T (talk) 13:21, 8 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support A bit on the small side (resolution), but I like it. Jujutacular ^talk 19:56, 9 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support Its a nice photo and I have nothing new to add that hasn't been said above. Jamesrules90 (talk) 20:31, 9 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:ApproachingNangaParbat.JPG --Makeemlighter (talk) 16:58, 10 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]