Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Phoenix dust storm

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Original – A dust storm (or simoom) approaching Phoenix, Arizona in 2011.

Reason: Majestic shot of a weather event (its usage on the Phoenix, AZ page describes it as a simoom; the file name just calls it a dust storm) over a populated area. The one notable flaw I see is that the white section of sky on the right-hand side of the storm is fully blown out. I'll argue that that's acceptable because it's outside the area of interest, but I understand if that's a sticking point for others.
Articles in which this image appears: Phoenix, Arizona, Climate of Phoenix
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena/Weather
Creator: Alan Stark

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 19:32, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - surprisingly noisy for ISO 100. MER-C 17:10, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It's very hard not to wash out the sky in a desert photo, moreso with 2011 cameras. If it was a notable duststorm, I'd say that ended discussion and would be an automatic support, but [https://www.maricopa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/32609/Dust-Storm-Brochure?bidId= they happen multiple times a year, so, presuming this is an average dust storm, it feels a little too replacable. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 05:22, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:33, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]