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Wikipedia:Valued picture candidates/Pyroclastic flows at Mayon Volcano

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Original - Pyroclastic flows descend the south-eastern flank of Mayon Volcano, Philippines. Maximum height of the eruption column was 15 km above sea level, and volcanic ash fell within about 50 km toward the west. There were no casualties from the 1984 eruption because more than 73,000 people evacuated the danger zones as recommended by scientists of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. (Orginal picture caption)
Reason
I stumbled on to this awe inspiring image of the Mayon Volcano erupting and emitting pyroclastic flows in 1984 not too long ago. I thought to myself, why isn't it a Featured picture, much less a Valued picture. It would probably fail an WP:FPC nomination because of it's quality, but I think it is of large enough encyclopedic value (a clear demonstration of what a pyroclastic flow is and a eruptive column) to be a valued picture.
Articles this image appears in
Pyroclastic flow, Mayon Volcano, and Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
Creator
Jacks Rache (later cleanup by Nicolas Lardot)
Time Requirement
checkY Added to pyroclastic flow (where it is the lead image) March 2005. ~ ωαdεstεr16«talkstalk» 19:20, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Image Page Traffic Statistics
March 2009

Promoted Image:Pyroclastic flows at Mayon Volcano.jpg --~ ωαdεstεr16«talkstalk» 18:08, 5 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]