Wikipedia:Valued picture candidates/Pyroclastic flows at Mayon Volcano

Pyroclastic flows at Mayon Volcano edit

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: Y Added to pyroclastic flow (where it is the lead image) March 2005. ~ ωαdεstεr16_«talk^stalk» 19:20, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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Support as nominator --VX!^talk 19:13, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support - As one of the most volcanically active users around here :), I'll admit I've looked at this many, many times. It also would fail FPC because of its size. Ceranthor 19:19, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Strong support, fantastic image, and extremely useful and educational. It's a shame it's so small, but it certainly deserves to be a valued picture. J Milburn (talk) 19:35, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support - Beautiful image, but it's rather small and grainy. I doubt there's anything better, however. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 02:04, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support - a good image but not particularly clear. As an image of an event that isn't everyday, fine. On its own, not brilliant. But certainly has encyclopedic value. The Rambling Man (talk) 00:39, 5 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Pyroclastic flows at Mayon Volcano.jpg --~ ωαdεstεr16_«talk^stalk» 18:08, 5 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]