Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Moringa Oleifera flower

Moringa Oleifera flower

Reason: Good picture showing the flower in detail. Also showing a bug (in the original pic) and an ant (in the alternative) providing pictorial evidence of the plants "attraction" towards insects.
Proposed caption: Moringa oleifera, commonly referred to simply as Moringa, is the most widely cultivated variety of the genus Moringa. It is an exceptionally nutritious vegetable tree with a variety of potential uses. The immature green pods, called “drumsticks” are probably the most valued and widely used part of the tree.

Articles this image appears in: Moringa oleifera
Creator: Muhammad Mahdi Karim

Support as nominator Muhammad Mahdi Karim 15:08, 9 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
~~Oppose~~Neutral, poor composition, there's nothing in the top and left of the picture. Try using a macro lens and getting closer next time. --Aqwis 18:05, 9 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps a bit of cropping would help? Muhammad Mahdi Karim 18:37, 9 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The crop is an improvement, but i still don't think it's good enough to be featured. I have changed my vote to Neutral, however. --Aqwis 11:44, 10 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Oppose - It's a lovely image, but the depth of field is just a bit too narrow, leaving it as a good photo, maybe even great, but not a fantastic one. And with all the flower FPs, I think we need to set the bar at fantastic. Adam Cuerden ^talk 04:19, 11 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
~~Weak~~ Suppot Edit 1IMO the quality of the flower is quite good. I wish a beatle would have been sharper. BTW do you know what beatle it is?--Mbz1 20:29, 11 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Its a shield bug. Unfortunately, I do not know the species. Muhammad Mahdi Karim 08:45, 12 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Have uploaded another picture with clearer bug. Muhammad Mahdi Karim 09:47, 12 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Muhammad. Of course the main subject of the image is the flower, so IMO Edit 1 is still better in representation of the flower. May I suggest that the last alternative would be included as other version in the description of the edit1.--Mbz1 14:31, 12 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the suggestion. Have done that --Muhammad Mahdi Karim 14:44, 12 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've changed my vote. I do like your flowers pictures.--Mbz1 20:55, 12 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support edit 1 but t'would have been better if the beetle were clearer. H92110 18:13, 12 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose Per above composition concerns - as it is it's neither about the flower or the bug. For the bug I'd want something closer - for the flower the bug is just a distraction. --Fir0002 08:13, 13 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your vote. Just like to point out that the bug is not a distraction. It occupies a very small portion if the flower. The bug also shows the disadvantage of having this plant in your backyard, adding to its encyclopedic value. Muhammad Mahdi Karim 09:05, 13 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose all pictures are compositionally lacking (I, too, believe that flower and bug detract and distract from each other). Original has awkward empty space on the left, while the edits are too closely cropped. And per Adam, the standard for both flowers and bugs is very high. --Malachirality 04:33, 15 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted MER-C 01:23, 17 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]