Lack of background diffusion, distracting background elements (including flower that harms clarity of side of focal point flower), therefore I beleive it doesn't meet criteria 1 of FP "Its main subject is in focus, it has good composition and has no highly distracting or obstructing elements."
The FP criteria states "...it has good composition and has no highly distracting or obstructing elements." The left side of the main Tulip in the image melds into a tulip of the same colour behind it. Therefore, the form/shape of the main tulip is not as clear IMO. Capital photographer (talk) 03:37, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
weak keep The nom is correct that the outline of the main bloom is partially obscured, but I don't think it's a fatal flaw. Find a better one then get rid of this one. Matt Deres (talk) 14:56, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Meets criteria, IMO this one is better than the new nom, main tulip is sharper here, even though edge blends slightly into bg. --Janke | Talk18:21, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, of course. Perhaps a bit unnecessary given the other generous comments above, but this still strikes me as one of the best flower photos on Wikipedia, clearly meeting all criteria. And would have been nice to be notified of the nom here, as per the clearly stated delist criteria. --jjron (talk) 13:57, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
