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File:Zinnia_flower_in_jaffna.JPG, not featured

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Info created by aathavan jaffna - uploaded by aathavan jaffna - nominated by Aathavan jaffna -- Aathavan jaffna (talk) 14:27, 21 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support as nom -- Aathavan jaffna (talk) 14:27, 21 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose This is just my opinion, but an FP macro (or near macro) should use a near perfect specimen and either focus stack or find a compelling way to use the limited depth of field. This image is just an ordinary photo of a flower. It is not one of our finest works. Saffron Blaze (talk) 17:22, 21 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- Did you ever bother to compare the number of plant FP we have against the number of arthropod ones, for instance? It makes no sense. Something in the evaluation process is very biased against plant photographs. Your reasoning highlights this. There is no reason to expect plant FPs to be focus-stacked. We don't have so many plant FPs. And I am not supportive of this specific candidate either. Gidip (talk) 18:14, 21 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- I agree with Gidip.--Jebulon (talk) 21:01, 21 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

We have many arthropod ones because of one or two dedicated individuals. If your concern is systemic bias I will inform you I couldn't care less. BTW, focus stack was just one option. It is not my job to teach people how to photograph flowers in a compelling way. My job is state I don't think this is one of them. Saffron Blaze (talk) 23:56, 21 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I mostly agree with Saffron on this. I suspect mentioning focus stack may have touched a nerve -- something that isn't really feasible except for cut flowers in the home. But that is merely one technique that one could be used. As an example, there's a rather nice Bing desktop photo of a zinnia you can Google for. There's also an existing File:Zinnia elegans with Bombus 01.JPG featured picture. Unlike animals that fly about, flowers are rather easier to take a frame-filling shot. And there are a huge multitude to choose. So making someone go wow requires something a bit special. Like with sunsets, you might think that having a beautiful subject would make the task easy, but perhaps not. -- Colin (talk) 20:52, 23 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

~~Oppose~~--maathavan (talk) 13:14, 22 April 2014 (UTC) Invalid vote. User has less than 50 edits --DXR (talk) 16:43, 22 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Result: 1 support, 1 oppose, 0 neutral → not featured. /(✉→Arctic Kangaroo←✎) 23:29, 26 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]