Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Aedes aegypti feeding.jpg

Aedes aegypti feeding

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 4 Dec 2010 at 01:03:48 (UTC)

Original - An Aedes aegypti female feeding off a human host in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Reason: Good EV. Shows the mosquito feeding off a human host. The abdomen is filled with blood. It was very difficult to hold the camera with one hand while allowing the mosquito to feed on the other and resisting the urge to itch. For those concerned, no, I did not get dengue fever ;-)
Articles in which this image appears: Dengue fever, Aedes, Aedes aegypti
Creator: Muhammad Mahdi Karim

Support as nominator --Muhammad(talk) 01:03, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose this would be a very good picture, except the size is just too small (half the recommended size); not all of the mosquito is in focus (especially its "mouth", which is particularly relevant here); and since this kind of mosquito is probably highly ubiquitous, I'm sure that the photograph can be replicated in better quality. Purpy Pupple (talk) 02:35, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose -- This is a good picture despite the small size. But not as good as the present FP of the same subject. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 09:14, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- See comment below --Muhammad(talk) 18:28, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, sorry. I intended to support, but looking at it full sized... J Milburn (talk) 12:21, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Suppose Who cares about the res? (Rhetorical question!) It's a good photo, and IMHO a better illustration of the subject than the current FP helpfully linked by Alvesgaspar. Aaadddaaammm (talk) 00:41, 26 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Ooops how did that happen? That was meant to say Support. Aaadddaaammm (talk) 20:34, 26 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support - I actually think it is better than the present featured picture of the same subject. This one is clearer. Anoldtreeok (talk) 12:26, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Strong support per Anoldtreeok.--Mbz1 (talk) 16:08, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment IMO, there is room for both the images, the current FP and this one. Female mosquitoes are known to feed on blood and males on plants. Hence, it would be fitting to show the mosquito in both situations. --Muhammad(talk) 18:28, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- My vote was based on the size and quality of this image, as well as the replaceability, not because it was close to another FP. I agree that there's value, and, as I say, intended to support when I saw the thumbnail. J Milburn (talk) 22:44, 29 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - While the mosquito is not rare, getting a good feeding shot is not as easy as it may sound. The only other images of a related subject I found were Noodle snacks File:Mosquito Tasmania crop.jpg which is taken at 2:1 and not much larger than this one (taken at 1:1, equipment limitation) and File:Anopheles albimanus mosquito.jpg produced by the US govt which has improper focus. While NS image is great (already an FP), it is of a different species, does not show the blood filled abdomen quite well and has hairs which I personally find distracting. --Muhammad(talk) 04:09, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    - Agreed, but, as has been said many a time, the fact that your image serves the purpose better than others, does not mean it should be featured. Sorry, this one does not hit the quality bar needed for FP, in my eyes. J Milburn (talk) 16:43, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support-- ♫Greatorangepumpkin♫ T 13:24, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Jujutacular ^talk 16:01, 4 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]