A petrified log in Petrified Forest National Park.
I took this picture while vacationing with my family last summer. It appears in
Petrified Forest National Park, and a cropped version appears in
Fossil. It's a good image to show the results of the permineralization process, though Wikipedia doesn't currently have an article specifically on
permineralization. Somebody on Commons liked it enough that he made it the Commons POTD for July 31, and nominated it for featured status there (which it attained). It has also been picked up for use in the Spanish-language edition of Wikipedia in the article
Fósil.
Comment I suggest cropping the image in order to eliminate the sky. It certainly provides for an interesting background but is rather unnecessary and does not enhance the object of focus.
67.37.183.14220:48, 29 June 2006 (UTC)reply
The cropped version you suggest already exists -- it's the version in the
Fossil article. However I think the full frame version with the sky is more useful and aesthetically pleasing in the
Petrified Forest National Park article. (It demonstrates both the primary attraction in the park and the scenery.) --
moondigger21:03, 29 June 2006 (UTC)reply
Support. Yes, leave the background in. That way it also illustrates the park article instead of just the log and it adds to the aesthetically pleasing-ness. -
Mgm|
(talk)07:53, 30 June 2006 (UTC)reply
Support Absolutely beautiful. I went to a petrified forest which had been blown over by a volcano, but it was nothing compared to this. Wow. I no problem with having two featured pics of petrified wood, it becomes a problem when there is four or five. --
liquidGhoul15:05, 30 June 2006 (UTC)reply
10mm, on a camera with a 1.6X
crop factor = 16mm equivalent. It lacks EXIF data because Photoshop's "save for web" command strips out all non-image data (including metadata) to minimize file size and allow for faster downloads. --
moondigger22:29, 30 June 2006 (UTC)reply
Support. Very fine - the sky adds colour harmony and contrast, plus sky cloud and stone/wood texture. Great colour! - Diana — Preceding
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