Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Sossusvlei.jpg

Original - The Sossusvlei in Namibia

Support as nominator --Noodle snacks (talk) 00:27, 13 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Weak ~~oppose~~ support - The trees don't look crisp and the ones towards the left appear to be in motion blur. Maybe it's the heat effects of the desert due to the distant shot? And are you sure that's water? It looks like a drought to me :-/. Zoo Fari 01:14, 13 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- You could be right on the water point. Noodle snacks (talk) 02:25, 13 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom. There's water underground here; that's why the trees and shrubs are growing. It isn't unusual in arid environments for the water to surface intermittently after heavy rain. Hard to say whether that's water; if I were guessing would estimate that the center depression is mud. The white deposit at the periphery looks like a thin playa. The basin has a smoother and less whitish tone, which suggests that it hasn't dried out completely. Durova³⁷⁹ 21:04, 13 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, but the caption in the article could be clarified. Maybe it's just "muddy" but who knows. Zoo Fari 01:44, 14 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Closeup of the Vlei's ground, not for vote

Support per nom. NotFromUtrecht (talk) 08:10, 17 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom. An area of the world underrepresented at FP, though having said which I was surprised by how many images there were on Commons of this area. --jjron (talk) 13:12, 19 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I'm happy to see my picture nominated here. But why do you think there is mud or water? The Vlei is hard like concrete and even after years you don't see footprints. There were quite heavy winds so don't be surprised to see som motion blur or flying sand. --Ikiwaner (talk) 20:58, 21 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, changed to weak support. Zoo Fari 17:11, 22 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]