A satellite image of southern Norway with snow shown as red highlights the terrain. Especially the fjords Sognefjorden and Hardangerfjorden are clearly visible.
This image is currently used in
Geography_of_Norway. I'm nominating it because it shows the terrain of Norway(and especially the fjords) very well at the same time as it is quite different from most satellite images. I think it is really striking and has great encyclopedic value. I considered adding a
cropped version to
Fjord, but since that article already has a great satellite image of fjords I decided not to bloat the page with a somewhat similar image.
Oppose. I don't think this is special enough to qualify as a featured picture. Satellite images of this resolution are quite abundant. I also do not see any need for using red to show snow - white would be just fine.
Mikeo16:07, 2 June 2006 (UTC)reply
I'm actually quite curious about the color myself, as colored images are listed as false-color(see
this for example), but this one is listed as true-color. Additionaly, this was the only image I was able to find with this much of Norway without clouds. I'm wondering if there is any connection between the amount of terrain detail seen and the red color(comparing with
this Greenland image for example), but unfortunately, the information on
NASAs image page is sparse.
erikD16:43, 2 June 2006 (UTC)reply
Support. I quite like the colouring! It makes you concentrate on the purpose of the picture - the topography and coastline. Obviously it's not "real" but that doesn't make it any less valid.
Witty lama 09:50, June 4, 2006
Oppose The color is very irritating and takes away from its educational value. --
Geoffrey Gibson 17:44, June 4 2006 (UTC)
A satellite image of southern Norway with snow shown as red highlights the terrain. Especially the fjords Sognefjorden and Hardangerfjorden are clearly visible.
This image is currently used in
Geography_of_Norway. I'm nominating it because it shows the terrain of Norway(and especially the fjords) very well at the same time as it is quite different from most satellite images. I think it is really striking and has great encyclopedic value. I considered adding a
cropped version to
Fjord, but since that article already has a great satellite image of fjords I decided not to bloat the page with a somewhat similar image.
Oppose. I don't think this is special enough to qualify as a featured picture. Satellite images of this resolution are quite abundant. I also do not see any need for using red to show snow - white would be just fine.
Mikeo16:07, 2 June 2006 (UTC)reply
I'm actually quite curious about the color myself, as colored images are listed as false-color(see
this for example), but this one is listed as true-color. Additionaly, this was the only image I was able to find with this much of Norway without clouds. I'm wondering if there is any connection between the amount of terrain detail seen and the red color(comparing with
this Greenland image for example), but unfortunately, the information on
NASAs image page is sparse.
erikD16:43, 2 June 2006 (UTC)reply
Support. I quite like the colouring! It makes you concentrate on the purpose of the picture - the topography and coastline. Obviously it's not "real" but that doesn't make it any less valid.
Witty lama 09:50, June 4, 2006
Oppose The color is very irritating and takes away from its educational value. --
Geoffrey Gibson 17:44, June 4 2006 (UTC)