Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria and the other Great Lakes of Africa as seen from space

I know a slightly disproportionate amount of space pictures show up in this article, but this one in particular struck me as worthy of featured picture status. The color contrast between the lake and the surrounding plain draws the eye to the picture, and the slight cloud cover and the other four lakes in the background contribute to the beauty and (in a sense) to the exoticism of the shot. The picture is from NASA, so it is in the public domain- hence, no need to worry about copyright.

• Nominate and support. - PatadyBag 19:14, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
• Unacceptable, unless a larger resolution image is available. Preferably upwards of 800 by 600 pixels. Phoenix2 01:35, August 22, 2005 (UTC)
  • Comment: Checked the NASA website which has this image, and a higher res photo isn't available. --tomf688^<TALK> 06:08, August 24, 2005 (UTC)
• ( − ) Oppose Too low res --Fir0002 08:01, August 24, 2005 (UTC)
• Oppose: It's unfortunate that a larger image is not available, but regardless of size the picture does not stike me as particularly beautiful or interesting. Raven4x4x 10:14, August 24, 2005 (UTC)
• Oppose. Agree with above. Enochlau 11:17, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
• Oppose for same reasons as listed as above. --ScottyBoy900Q∞ 14:10, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

Not promoted ~ Veledan • Talk ^{+ new} 20:44, 7 September 2005 (UTC)