Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Lightning

Lightning

 * Reason:Extremely clear and accurate photo of lightning
 * Articles this image appears in:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Whatlinkshere/Image:Lightning_NOAA.jpg
 * Creator:C. Clark


 * Support as nominator Limetolime (talk) 02:30, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * comment Is this shot even featured in any articles? It's used as a thumbnail in, well, a whole pile of them (meteorology stubs mostly). Without looking at the picture itself, I might as well tell ya that it's going to fail on encyclopedic grounds if it's not even good enough to make into an article. It's also smaller than the guidelines suggest as a minimum. Matt Deres (talk) 03:14, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Oppose. For an image of lightning, it doesn't seem very striking (no pun intended). --♬♩ Hurricanehink ( talk ) 03:29, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Oppose Too small, and very out of focus at full res. Clegs (talk) 03:44, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment This thing is 1,808 per 1,216 pixels, how is that below minimum size?? :S --Mad Tinman T C 13:52, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment It isn't below minimum, but I'd swear the image page said "No higher resolution available" when I checked it before replying initially. Matt Deres (talk) 16:46, 12 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Comment Yeah, same for me. Did someone upload a larger version? Clegs (talk) 17:34, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Gone and checked the history, don't think anything new was uploaded. Must be some freak occurrence o.0:. Cheers. --Mad Tinman T C 20:26, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment. Current FPs on this subject: Image:Lightning over Oradea Romania 2.jpg, Image:Lightning strike jan 2007.jpg, a failed nomination (original also failed). There may be others. Samsara noadmin (talk) 14:17, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment I'm not sure, but I think there is some artifacting around the top of the bolt and the clouds to the right. Thingg (talk) 15:38, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Oppose - low technical quality.--Svetovid (talk) 19:36, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * [[Image:Crystal_Clear_action_button_cancel.png|15px]] Strong Oppose Not a very electrifying shot, it isn't very striking, it doesn't give me a jolt... I have a million of these but the main point is that I agree with the above that it is not the best WP has to offer, it should be jolting and it isn't. Cat-five - talk 08:35, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Oppose I'd have to oppose as well. While it is a well snapped shot, it lacks clarity and beauty that would rise above other lightning shots. I agree that it is not the best that WP can offer. SGGH speak! 12:10, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Oppose Not clear, and there seems to be a lot of noise in it. Juliancolton (talk) 01:22, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

--jjron (talk) 10:29, 18 January 2008 (UTC)