Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Amaryllis stamens

Beautiful photo of Amaryllis stamens; illustrates the article stamen. Photographer: Aka.

• Nominate and support. - Sango123 18:13, July 13, 2005 (UTC)
• Oppose. A lovely image. Sadly it doesn't (yet?) do a great job of illustrating the article, as it's stuck at the bottom of it without any context or explanation. Lupin 02:26, 14 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  • It does offer some explanation: 'Stamens of Amaryllis'. I think that since this image focuses primarily on the stamens instead of an entire flower, the article would benefit having this as the lead image instead of Image:Crateva religiosa.jpg. What do you think? Sango123 02:44, July 14, 2005 (UTC)
    • I think the current lead image does a better job of visually explaining what stamens are. A macro shot like this is potentially ambiguous as it doesn't show how the stamens relate to the rest of the flower. Lupin 13:43, 14 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
      • Well I've moved the picture up, because although Lupin's point about showing the relation to the plant is a good one, I think the Amaryllis picture gives a much better idea of which bit of the plant the page is talking about. Also, the page is a redirect for anther, and the Amaryllis shows those clearly. Arguably the SEM picture is not as useful though. -- Solipsist 12:15, 16 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
• Isn't this already a featured picture? It has a tag at the bottom of its image page saying it's a featured picture.Senatedems 23:58, 14 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  • It's a featured picture on the Commons, not Wikipedia (yet). Sango123 00:01, July 15, 2005 (UTC)
• Support -- Solipsist 12:15, 16 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -- Chris 73 Talk 16:40, July 16, 2005 (UTC)
• Oppose. Way too much white - the dark top makes it look a little top heavy. Also top left stamen is out of focus. Enochlau 11:07, 17 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose, but : If the focusing is better, I may support. But it's a very detailed picture. — Stevey7788 (talk) 20:59, 20 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
• ( + ) Support great photo by a great wiki photographer --Fir0002 10:05, July 23, 2005 (UTC)
• Oppose. The pollen on the anthers looks quite old. it would be a better and useful picture if the anthers were in the process of dehiscence with fresh pollen. David D. 18:08, 27 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose --ScottyBoy900Q∞ 20:50, 27 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  • Not promoted This link is Broken 02:36, 2 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]