Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum RTBG.jpg

Peace Lily

 * Reason:Simple but quality image. The foliage is visible behind. Clearly shows the characteristic spadix and spathe of Araceae.
 * Articles this image appears in:Spathiphyllum, Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum, Araceae
 * Creator:Noodle snacks


 * Support as nominator --Noodle snacks (talk) 12:10, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Oppose Needs much more subtle lighting to show detail in that white petal. --mikaultalk 09:21, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
 * FYI it is called a spathe. I think that the image you link to is a different species (Peace lily being a generic name for Spathiphyllum in some cases). The lines visible in the spathe there were not present to any significant degree in the species I photographed. http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/5203/spathiphyllumcochlearis.jpg is a rather extreme highlight reduction. Noodle snacks (talk) 09:39, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Fair enough, admittedly I was thinking of more prominently-veined examples I've seen. They're notoriously difficult subjects needing very careful lighting to avoid what you have here IMO, a white shape on a green ground. That's maybe a tad harsh given the effort you've put into focussing and the particular example you chose, but the effect is reinforced by composition and shooting angle. --mikaultalk 11:24, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

--Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 21:33, 17 July 2009 (UTC)