Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/California Poppy

California Poppy




Self-nomination; GFDL and CC-by-sa. Version 1 is used in the California Poppy article here and on fr:Pavot de Californie. (There are a couple of other versions at Eschscholzia_californica if those are preferable.) It's hard to be objective and I'm not an expert photographer, but to me they look clear and nicely composed, with good contrast and focus on the flower, showing the different structures of petals and stamens, and the delicacy of the petals and the coloration. The unopened bud in the background, although unfocused, shows a little more about the plant as well.


 * Nominate and neutral (self-nom). - &mdash; Catherine\talk 20:47, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment: Is there any way you could upload a larger and higher resolution image? Thanks! Flcelloguy (A note? ) 17:16, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
 * I'm afraid not; I wasn't thinking of Wikipedia when I took these, so the camera wasn't set at higher resolution. Next spring, perhaps....  :)  &mdash; Catherine\talk 19:20, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Neutral - I like the pic, but it's a tad too small. Flcelloguy (A note? ) 16:43, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose. A touch on the small side sorry. Enochlau 22:20, 12 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Support first version, size is OK -- Chris 73 | Talk 00:36, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose Version 1 is a lovely pic with gorgeous colours and very nicely composed, so I'm reluctant to let it go but I'd prefer to hold out for the higher resolution one I hope you'll take next spring! ~ Veledan • Talk 22:04, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

Raven4x4x 04:14, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

