Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Holy Basil flowers.jpg

Holy Basil

 * Reason:Good quality, EV and composition. Compare with my previous image in the article
 * Articles in which this image appears:Ocimum tenuiflorum
 * Creator:Muhammad Mahdi Karim


 * Support as nominator --Muhammad (talk) 17:41, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Support Lighting in this image is much better than the last FPC. I also like having a bit of nature in the background. The very top of the flower is out of focus, but the majority of it is there.  Jujutacular  T · C 23:36, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose: I find the flash lighting and dark background somewhat "unpleasant". Was there a good reason for doing it this way?   Mae din \talk 06:27, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Small aperture was required to get the whole inflorescence into focus. Windy conditions = faster shutter = dark bg. FWIW, it's a lot better than the previously nominated picture which almost passed --Muhammad (talk) 07:25, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
 * I realised the small aperture and would have forgiven that on its own. Thanks for explaining the windy conditions, and I do appreciate that it's much better than the previously nominated image.  But I think I'll stick with my oppose for aforementioned reasons.   Mae din \talk 07:34, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

--Makeemlighter (talk) 07:08, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
 * No quorum. Makeemlighter (talk) 07:08, 15 April 2010 (UTC)