Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Mudh Towering Range Pin Spiti Himachal Jun18 D72 7095.jpg

Geology of the Himalayas, seen in Mud village, Spiti
Voting period ends on 17 Dec 2022  at 09:16:11 (UTC)
 * Reason:Imposing 5,000 ft cliff above Mud village, Spiti, explored by Ferdinand Stoliczka in the 1860s. Studying exposed cliffs, he discovered the Mudh formation, a geological stratum that runs from Kashmir through Spiti to Nepal and named it after this remote, insignificant village.  Mud consequently has attained global renown in geological circles disproportionate to its small population and remote location.  This is the lead image in the Geology section of the Mud village article.
 * Articles in which this image appears:Mud village, Spiti * Ferdinand Stoliczka
 * FP category for this image:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
 * Creator:Tagooty


 * Support as nominator – Tagooty (talk) 09:16, 4 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Comment – certainly good EV and good description in the article, a remote location and probably hard to get to, but it doesn't look sharp (at full size), not sure the technical quality is there for a contemporary photo of a static scene. Bammesk (talk) 16:32, 4 December 2022 (UTC)
 * The pixel count is high, it looks sharp when viewed at 67%. I am undecided on voting. I like the composition and the village (that the rock formation is named after) being there. Bammesk (talk) 03:18, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
 * 5600 vertical pixels to capture >5,000' cliff is ~1 pixel/foot! The windows on the houses, which are 2-3', are fairly distinct.  I've uploaded a sharpened version now. --Tagooty (talk) 04:35, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
 * That's better, Support. Bammesk (talk) 04:49, 5 December 2022 (UTC)


 * Support – Per previous discussion. A dramatic image showing how nature can dwarf human presence. – Sca (talk) 14:40, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Support – --Janke | Talk 18:04, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Support – High EV. Yann (talk) 19:59, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Oppose Quality not there for me even when viewed at lower res --Muhammad (talk) 09:04, 6 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Support – Choliamb (talk) 15:24, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

--Armbrust The Homunculus 18:30, 17 December 2022 (UTC)