Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Energy Arc

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[edit] Energy Arc

Energy Arc, center electrode of a Plasma Lamp
Energy Arc, center electrode of a Plasma Lamp
Edited version
Edited version

I'm nominating this because it's a damn good photograph if I do say so myself. I've never gotten a single negative comment on it, and it was even a top-rated photograph on Photo.net for a time. Here's its critique page: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1216885. This image appears in the article "Plasma Lamp", obviously. I think it adds a nice artistic touch to the page while still appropriately depicting the subject. I took this photograph. It was an 8 second exposure with my old C-720 Ultra Zoom in macro mode. I put my hand on top of the outer sphere to draw all of the current into a single stream. The stream moved back and forth, creating the double-streamer effect in the picture.


  • Nominate and support. - PiccoloNamek July 8, 2005 22:41 (UTC)
  • Excellent photo. I might suggest cropping a bit horizontally so that it's more centered, but otherwise it looks nice. --brian0918 8 July 2005 23:04 (UTC)
  • Done. PiccoloNamek July 8, 2005 23:15 (UTC)
  • Support. My new desktop. Deltabeignet 01:19, 11 July 2005 (UTC)
  • Great photo! My only problem is with the noise, and how some of it looks a little dirty. I have uploaded an edit, but it maybe too blurred. --Fir0002 04:27, July 11, 2005 (UTC)
( + ) Support edited --Fir0002 09:47, July 13, 2005 (UTC)
  • Support original version only. -Lommer | talk 05:15, 11 July 2005 (UTC)
  • Support -- Shivu 07:29, July 11, 2005 (UTC)
  • Support, original version was fine. Phoenix2 17:08, July 11, 2005 (UTC)
  • Support either version. --brian0918 21:10, 11 July 2005 (UTC)
  • Support I do like the reduction in grainyness of the second.--Deglr6328 05:43, 12 July 2005 (UTC)
  • Support either version (#1 was fine), stunning. - Mgm|(talk) 09:24, July 12, 2005 (UTC)
  • Support. A true work of art. How could I not support this? Enochlau 13:58, 12 July 2005 (UTC)
  • Support . --Oblivious 23:25, 12 July 2005 (UTC)
  • Support -- Longhair | Talk 07:26, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
  • Support either version. -- the wub "?/!" 21:29, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
  • Support either version. TomStar81 23:55, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
  • Support either version. -- Titoxd 00:04, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
  • Support. either. --Silversmith Hewwo 16:52, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
  • Support either version. James F. (talk) 23:17, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
  • Support first was fine. -- Solipsist 07:08, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
  • Support nice image User:Nichalp/sg 18:28, July 20, 2005 (UTC)
  • Support, 2nd version is slightly better. — Stevey7788 (talk) 21:15, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
  • This image has been here just a few hours shy of fourteen days, and with such overwhelming support, I think it's safe to go ahead and add it to the featured pictures section, don't you?PiccoloNamek 05:39, July 21, 2005 (UTC)

Promoted Image:Photos-photos 1087592507 Energy Arc.jpg