Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Halemaumau Crater

Original - Following an explosive 2008 eruption, a sulfur dioxide plume shoots from a vent in Halemaʻumaʻu crater.

Alternative - Closed up and slightly less noisy sky.

Alternative 2 - Closed up even more, much more detail.

Reason: Another excellent image by Mila. Sadly, Mila has retired. Anyway, I loved this image so I hope I can feature another one of her images.
Articles this image appears in: Halemaumau Crater, Kīlauea
Creator: Retired user Mbz1

Support as nominator ----Lord ₪Sunday 22:17, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Alternative added. --Lord ₪Sunday 22:27, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support alternate although the original nom. is an interesting and unusual shot, the alternate is more illustrative. Durova^Charge! 22:47, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support alternate per Durova. --Uncle Bungle (talk) 00:13, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I'm sorry, it's got great colour and has somewhat of a wow factor. But the quality is less than fantastic, most notably along the horizon and almost everywhere surrounding the smoke. Latics (talk) 08:12, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support alternate I'm likin the sharpness of the plume. Cirt (talk) 20:27, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose both for being too far away and not showing enough detail, despite being nice aesthetically. Fletcher (talk) 02:56, 29 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I plead that you change your vote because I saw a NatGeo report on Kilaeua and the tour guides do not let you anywhere near the steam. The author, Mila Zinkova, could not get any closer, I presume. --Lord ₪Sunday 11:53, 29 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think some of the closeups from the USGS are more encyclopedic. Fletcher (talk) 18:51, 29 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Support alternative.--Avala (talk) 16:54, 29 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support both Here's to Mila. Dhatfield (talk) 18:23, 29 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment We're supposed to be judging on merit here. As with affirmative action, supporting someone because of who they are just undermines the value of their contribution. Fletcher (talk) 18:51, 29 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Um, Fletcher, I don't believe that editor meant it in that way. I think he meant she took a good picture, that's all. --Lord ₪Sunday 20:13, 29 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe, but I read it as following up to your comment that we should give a FP to someone as a retirement gift. Fletcher (talk) 20:41, 29 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose both Both have a noisy sky, and are pretty weak technically. Spencer^T♦^C 14:05, 30 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose both per Spencer. Lycaon (talk) 22:33, 30 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Spencer --Base64 (talk) 09:01, 4 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --jjron (talk) 08:26, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]