Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/ Pāhoehoe ʻaʻā flows at The Big Island of Hawaii

Pāhoehoe and ʻaʻā lava flows at The Big Island of Hawaii

Original - Pāhoehoe and ʻaʻā lava flows at The Big Island of Hawaii. The lava flow is due to July 21, 2007 fissure eruption at Kīlauea volcano.Pāhoehoe , which means smooth, unbroken lava flow is cooler than ʻaʻā, which means stony with rough lava. While Pāhoehoe lava stretches, ʻaʻā lava breaks. The two different types of lava flow demonstrate different level of viscosity.
Here's the link to the map of the flow by USGS.The picture was taken from a helicopter.

Reason

EV, high resolution

Articles this image appears in

Lava

Creator

Mbz1

• Support as nominator --Mbz1 (talk) 19:19, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
• Comment A similar image File:Lava channel with overflows edit 4.jpg was featured already, but while current FP shows only Pāhoehoe lava flow, the nominated image shows two different types of the flow side by side.Thank you.--Mbz1 (talk) 19:23, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

• Comment Hi, everybody. I let it go on the other image I nominated and nobody voted for or against it, but with this image I would like to know why. May I please ask you to tell me what is wrong with the image? Is it too boring to loose the time to even oppose on it? Maybe the problem is that a similar image was featured? If this is the case, may I please ask you to take a look at this example: We have two beautiful FPs: File:Drone fly feeding on marigold.jpg and File:Drone flies mating.jpg. They are of the same insects, but while in the first image there's one insect, in the second image the insects are mating. The same with my lava flows. The current FP has only one lava flow while the nominated image has two. Of course lava flows do not mate or do they? I always think about Pāhoehoe with all her stretching as of feminine side of Pele. ʻAʻā is rough and angular.To me he represents masculine side of Pele. It is a poetry of lava flows... So once again may I please ask you to comment on the image and tell me what's wrong it. Thank you for your time.--Mbz1 (talk) 14:34, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

• Weak oppose Technically this picture is really good, but I don't think it is up to the same visual impact standard as the existing FP because the interesting bits occupy a smaller area of the photo. I think the second type of lava as the main subject may stand more of a chance.Terri G (talk) 19:51, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

• I withdraw the nomination.--Mbz1 (talk) 20:33, 13 February 2009 (UTC)
• Not promoted Papa Lima Whiskey 2 (talk) 14:28, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
  • Withdrawn. Papa Lima Whiskey 2 (talk) 14:28, 28 January 2012 (UTC)