Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Memorium Rose

Memorium Rose

Original - "Memorium" pink hybrid tea rose, Hybridized by Gordon Von Abrams 1962

Reason: Clear, Aphids add some enc (but are only a secondary subject)
Articles this image appears in: Hybrid Tea, Rose, Aphid
Creator: Noodle snacks

Support as nominator --Noodle snacks (talk) 01:32, 23 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support Enc, good technicals. Perhaps it could illustrate the cohesiveness of water or something like that, too?--HereToHelp ^{(talk to me)} 01:52, 23 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose' due to the tight crop on the bottom ~~and the bugs on the petals.~~(I didn't know that they are also subject in the picture.-.-)-Caspian blue 03:17, 23 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support I am impressed by the beauty of the picture along with the interesting secondary subject. LCpl Stephen Bolin, USMC (talk) 06:00, 23 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Too messy for a rose, not close enough for the aphids... ;-) --Janke | Talk 09:58, 23 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. The pervasive water droplets take away from the EV, IMO. Kaldari (talk) 18:50, 23 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support - I disagree that the water takes away from the EV; it shows under what conditions some roses live. Same thing with the aphids. Intothewoods29 (talk) 00:20, 24 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, nice Hallmark picture, but little enc value. Plants are more than just their flowers, and this is just too common (substitute boring if you are not easily offended) of a subject. --Dschwen 14:28, 24 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- I'd actually like to see a hallmark card with bugs all over it... Plants are more than just their flowers, but it is one of the more important differentiating factors for roses I think. Not easily offended so boring will do fine :) Noodle snacks (talk) 23:22, 24 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Beautiful shot, but regarding EV it is not good for a picture of the flower because of the aphids and not good for a picture of the aphids, because it's not a close-up on the bugs. Besides, the flower is looking very nice, which doesn't really represent the damage that aphids actually cause (I guess this is an early stage of infestation). Luca (talk) 17:07, 24 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support I enjoy the detail shown in the shot, although the background doesn't quite appeal to me. Almost too distracting... Nonetheless, it has my support.
Elucidate ^{(parlez à moi)} _{Ici pour humor} 19:17, 24 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted MER-C 05:54, 30 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]