Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Terrain of Norway with red snow

Terrain of Norway with red snow

A satellite image of southern Norway with snow shown as red highlights the terrain. Especially the fjords Sognefjorden and Hardangerfjorden are clearly visible.

This image is currently used in Geography_of_Norway. I'm nominating it because it shows the terrain of Norway(and especially the fjords) very well at the same time as it is quite different from most satellite images. I think it is really striking and has great encyclopedic value. I considered adding a cropped version to Fjord, but since that article already has a great satellite image of fjords I decided not to bloat the page with a somewhat similar image.

Nominate and support. - erikD 15:34, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support. I don't really like the choice of red, but the image illustrates the geography very well. -- bcasterline • talk 15:45, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. I don't think this is special enough to qualify as a featured picture. Satellite images of this resolution are quite abundant. I also do not see any need for using red to show snow - white would be just fine. Mikeo 16:07, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I dont like it, if there is a version with more colour? Wolfmankurd 16:19, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- I'm actually quite curious about the color myself, as colored images are listed as false-color(see this for example), but this one is listed as true-color. Additionaly, this was the only image I was able to find with this much of Norway without clouds. I'm wondering if there is any connection between the amount of terrain detail seen and the red color(comparing with this Greenland image for example), but unfortunately, the information on NASAs image page is sparse. erikD 16:43, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- I found the original image. Original Colored. I actually like the apparantly edited one a lot better than the original, or any of the uncolored images of Norway I've seen so far(such as this one, with more color). I can however understand if you disagree. erikD 17:13, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I can't stand that colouring. It detracts from how worhty it is encyclopaedic as well as annoying me.say1988 03:50, 3 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose The red snow is really irritating - Adrian Pingstone 15:42, 3 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Can someone confirm that this is a standard false colour image (I forget which bands go into which guns). - Samsara (talk • contribs) 17:11, 3 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support. I quite like the colouring! It makes you concentrate on the purpose of the picture - the topography and coastline. Obviously it's not "real" but that doesn't make it any less valid. Witty lama 09:50, June 4, 2006
Oppose The color is very irritating and takes away from its educational value. --Geoffrey Gibson 17:44, June 4 2006 (UTC)
Oppose The red snow is terrible IMO --Fir0002 www 10:13, 5 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted ~ Veledan • Talk 11:00, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]