Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Housefly mating

Original - Houseflies, Musca domestica mating. The male mounts the female from behind.

Alternative 1

Reason: Good quality image depicting an important part of the life cycle of the fly.
Articles this image appears in: Housefly
Creator: Muhammad

Support as nominator --Muhammad(talk) 18:56, 25 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support original Disgusting. Durova^Charge! 19:31, 25 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support original and Durova's input. ~ ωαdεstεr16_«talk^stalk» 18:48, 27 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support - For its obvious EV and despite the less than optimal lighting -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 21:49, 27 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support What is it they are on, the top of a fence or something? I'd prefer a more natural (romantic?) setting, but it's still a quality, encyclopedic photo. Fletcher (talk) 23:07, 30 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- They are on top of a metal wire which is used to hang clothes to dry. Muhammad(talk) 06:16, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Oppose lighting isn't flattering, it isn't particularly sharp and the background is noisy (which is pretty easily treatable via selective NR). EV is good per above though. Noodle snacks (talk) 09:39, 1 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Housefly mating.jpg --Noodle snacks (talk) 09:21, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]