Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Lava meets the ocean

Lava meets the ocean

Original - Three Waikupanaha and one Ki lava ocean entries as well as surface lava flow are seen at the image. You could see red lava entering the ocean at the first Waikupanaha ocean entry and a glow at Ki ocean entry.At Hawaii the lava usually moves inside lava tubes.The surface flow is rare. The meeting of lava and the ocean is so violent that one could often see Steam explosions, which spray fragments of hot lava into the air. The image was taken at The Big Island of Hawaii.

Alternative 1

Alternative 1 edit 1

Reason: encyclopedic image of the interesting natural phenomena
Articles this image appears in: lava;volcano;Kīlauea Hawaii (island)
Creator: mbz1 edit by jjron

Support as nominator --Mbz1 (talk) 20:39, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose nowhere in focus. —αἰτίας •discussion• 21:05, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Alternative 1 is not in any article now, but would be placed instead of Original, if it is to pass.--Mbz1 (talk) 21:52, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose original. Much too blurry, even at full resolution. Fleagle 06:00, 21 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose alt 1 edit 1. Oversharpened, colours distorted. Neutral others. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 11:29, 21 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Holy crap! It's been de-noised to death! Looks like plastic... TheOtherSiguy (talk) 19:45, 21 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support original. Not technically perfect, but a captivating image of significant value; there's a lot happening there. --jjron (talk) 14:32, 22 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose alts, Neutral original Though the original is encyclopedic, low technical quality prevents me from supporting. Spencer^T♦^C 19:24, 23 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted MER-C 04:35, 27 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]