Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Warty crab

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 19 May 2011 at 07:12:53 (UTC)

Original - Warty crab (Eriphia verrucosa)

Reason: Good quality and resolution, Featured on Commons. EV: This photo shows an animal in the wild nature (surf zone).
Articles in which this image appears: Eriphia verrucosa
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Others
Creator: George Chernilevsky

Support as nominator --George Chernilevsky ^talk 07:12, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Is that seaweed it's resting on?--Nanoman657 (talk) 12:19, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The background is a natural stone, covered with seaweed -- George Chernilevsky ^talk 06:40, 12 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Support per nom--Nanoman657 (talk) 17:58, 12 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support I think this is a really good photo, I love the detail of the bristles (probably not the technical term!) on the crab, and that the drying seaweed is kept in focus showing its texture. Definitely meets the 8 criteria. He's a funny fellow isn't he? I think he's looking at us! TehGrauniad (talk) 14:40, 13 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral It's a good photo, fantastic detail on the crab, good pose, etc. But something's bugging me with the background. I think it's just that it's such an ugly colour, it's not stimulating my interest in the crab. Sorry, especially for having such a bad reason. Aaadddaaammm (talk) 10:51, 15 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good pose on the animal, good technicals, natural background. I can't ask for more. Cowtowner (talk) 17:21, 15 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom.--Mbz1 (talk) 00:55, 16 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Great detail on the crab, however the background is, as Aaadddaaammm said, quite ugly and, I think, terribly distracting. The composition is not great either. Sorry :( Cdg123 (talk) 04:50, 16 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Less than ideal lighting. Makeemlighter (talk) 06:31, 19 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Eriphia verrucosa male 2009 G5.jpg --Jujutacular ^talk 04:02, 20 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

5/7 ~= .71% -> promote. Jujutacular ^talk 04:02, 20 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Note: put in category "Crustaceans" rather than "Others". Jujutacular ^talk 04:05, 20 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]