Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Apis mellifera flying.jpg

Apis mellifera flying

Original - 12mm long Apis mellifera, flying. The pollen basket can be seen. Pictured in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Alternative 1 Different angle

Reason

Good quality and EV. Both images show the flying and pollen baskets quite well. Very difficult to capture as well.

Articles this image appears in

Bee, Pollen, Pollen basket, European honey bee, Forage (honey bee)

Creator

Muhammad

• Support as nominator --Muhammad(talk) 18:33, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
• Ohhhhh. Much better angle than the alternative. Reminds me of an action-movie-helicopter-fly-by. Support. And to fulfill some expectations, a few complaints: DOF on the low side, resolution only a meager 1.6MP. --Dschwen 18:56, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
• Support Bit oversharpened and small - but uhhm, yes. --Richard Bartz (talk) 23:00, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
• Support alt I think in this case, the "wow" isn't too much worse on the more encyclopaedic alternative shot, even though I do like how it looks as though the bee on the original is using its 2nd pair of legs to help support the pollen baskets. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 00:07, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
  • Question What's in the background in the original? Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 00:20, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
    • They are flowers of a Elaeis guineensis the bee was pollinating. --Muhammad(talk) 04:02, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
• Support pref original. Noodle snacks (talk) 10:59, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
• Support original The "wow factor" is probably what makes me prefer the original, but the alt also have some minor imperfections that i dislike : the rope-like thing on the foreground at the top, which cut the subject, and the fact that the subject is not at the center of the frame. Ksempac (talk) 09:21, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
  • Yeah, I had the same dilemma. About the rope-like thing: in the original we can't really see the wings at all, so I'm not sure that's a good criterion. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 17:23, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
    • Well IMO the original has better controlled blur on the wings, and as it is the wings can be seen in other pictures of the bees. --Muhammad(talk) 18:43, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
• Support original. This is, I think, the best shot Muhammad has put forward for FPC.--ragesoss (talk) 23:44, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
• Support Either Don't make me choose! They're both very good. EV about equal, I think. Makeemlighter (talk) 06:24, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
• Question. Ummm, how do either of these differ from the nomination above (apart from the fact that these are flying, obviously). I was considering opposing because in these the bee takes up only a small part of the frame (although I wondered if that was just being harsh), and then I saw your above nomination. Mostlyharmless (talk) 08:04, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
  • The obvious reason is why. Very few people probably get to see a flying bee up close. This image shows how the bee flies, how it holds its legs, pollen basket and so. The above nomination on the other hand, shows pollination, foraging and overall has a different EV. --Muhammad(talk) 16:15, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
• Weak support original, per Richard Bartz. Mostlyharmless (talk) 01:40, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

Promoted File:Apis mellifera flying.jpg MER-C 10:31, 11 May 2009 (UTC)