Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Surtsey

Surtsey

OK, well as it's been exactly a year since my first non-anonymous edits, I thought I would like to celebrate by nominating an article for FAC. I've been working on this one on and off for quite a while, and with a few recent additions I feel it's now a reasonably comprehensive article, about a fascinating island. Worldtraveller 23:19, 15 August 2005 (UTC)

• Support. Looks good. One question: what is the cause of the strong red tint in Image:Surtsey eruption 1.jpg? --Carnildo 00:12, 16 August 2005 (UTC)
  • Thanks for the support! The red tint I presume is due to colour shifting in an old slide which has been scanned in - I tried to correct it a little bit before uploading but may be able to do a better job, I'll see what I can do. Image:Surtsey eruption 2.jpg also had a heavy red tint - I made that monochrome but thought it would be nice to retain a bit of colour where possible. Worldtraveller 08:46, 16 August 2005 (UTC)
• Support: Perhaps the 1999 photo and the 1964 photo can swap places? Other than that, the "higher life" section needs some clarification, as spiders aren't really higher than seals. I tried to clarify a little by saying that higher life forms are now part of the "soil" of Surtsey, but the adjective either needs to go or the noun (Surtsey) needs more qualification. Geogre 18:04, 16 August 2005 (UTC)
  • Ah yes, well spotted - what I meant was higher forms of land animals, and I have tried to clarify that. Thanks! Worldtraveller 16:49, 17 August 2005 (UTC)
• Support. A very clear and beautifully written overview, I can only support, but at the same time, the subject is so rivetting, and the pictures so haunting, that I can but ask for more detail, basically about every aspect (except the dull old French landing). The Heimaeyer who wrote at the old peer review (Feb 2005) that he might get to go to the island in late July never did, I suppose..? I was hoping he might supply some images to illustrate the settlement of life sections. But the page looks beautiful just as it is. Bishonen | talk 21:34, 16 August 2005 (UTC)
  • Thank you! I dropped is:User:Spm a line asking if the Surtsey trip ever happened - not heard yet. Would be great to illustrate the life sections a bit more, I might at least just put in a generic seal or two to break up the text, in the absence of any appropriately licensed Surtsey ones. I'll continue to expand the text as much as possible. Worldtraveller 16:49, 17 August 2005 (UTC)
• Support. Easy to read, nice pictures, providdes a good overview of the subject. Well done. WegianWarrior 07:55, 17 August 2005 (UTC)

• Support Weak oppose-- The =permanent island= is a little too short. I would like to see it expanded to merged. I've tried to somehow remove the red tint, is this better? =Nichalp «Talk»= 11:55, August 17, 2005 (UTC)
  • Thanks for the comments! I've expanded 'permanent island' a bit more now, anything else you would like to see there? I like the colour balance you've managed to get from the red image - the detail in the steam column looks to have been whited out though, any chance you could have a go at getting the nice colour balance but retaining detail in the steam? Worldtraveller 16:49, 17 August 2005 (UTC)
    • I'll give it another shot, but I'm no professional and I can't find a way to reduce the contrast and tint at the same time, but I'll try some workarounds nevertheless. =Nichalp «Talk»= 20:03, August 17, 2005 (UTC)
      • I think it should look like [1] :-) Lupo 08:17, August 19, 2005 (UTC)
        • I've tried out something else. (Just referesh your browser cache to view it.) . Lupo's link is good, but I don't know if I can reproduce the same version. =Nichalp «Talk»= 08:43, August 19, 2005 (UTC)
• object a) there are a large number of statements of fact which aren't clearly attributed, a system of inline references, for example Wikipedia:Footnote3, covering these statements would help considerably. b) there is no coverage of insect life which I had understood is important in conlonisation of volcanic islands. c) there should be some link and photo for the "small islands in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago" to give a suggestion what the future might hold for Surtsey Mozzerati 20:57, August 18, 2005 (UTC)
  • Thanks for the helpful comments. I have provided cite points as suggested, added a bit about insect life, and an image of other islands to show what Surtsey might end up looking like. Worldtraveller 11:51, 19 August 2005 (UTC)