Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Phalaenopsis kaleidoscope2

Original - Phalaenopsis 'Baldan's kaleidoscope'

Reason: I took this one at US National Botanical Garden. The plant's reproductive parts are quite clearly visible.
Articles this image appears in: Phalaenopsis 'Kaleidoscope'
Creator: Raul654

Support as nominator --Raul654 (talk) 17:19, 15 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Because I really don't like the background. It also has a few other issues (some of which might be fixed or improved upon), it is a tad soft, noisy and needs a black point and/or contrast adjustment (looks a little washed out and a histogram confirms). Noodle snacks (talk) 05:06, 16 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose Encyclopedic and basically a gorgeous flower, but I agree with Noodle snacks. Low resolution for such a large image; perhaps it's compressed? Would love to see a reshoot under slightly different conditions: either a different angle or less depth of field could reduce the distracting qualities of this background. Durova^Charge! 18:36, 16 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Highly distracting background and extreme noisy. Also per the points mentioned by Noodle snacks. —αἰτίας •discussion• 23:52, 18 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Noisy and poor background choice --Abdominator (talk) 04:10, 19 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted MER-C 07:28, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]