Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Image:Okapi2.jpg

Okapi

 * Reason:This is a beautiful image that perfectly displays the markings on the back legs of the okapi, the velvety coat of the body, and the giraffe-like features of the head, all at the same time. The backdrop conveys a natural setting, and is not clearly a zoo as typically seen in images of exotic animals. I noticed it because it is used on the talk pages of all articles about mammals.  The stance would not be ideal in images of other four-legged animals, but it is great for this image because you can see the markings on the back of its legs clearly while still seeing its face.  This is a female okapi; the males have horns like giraffes.
 * Articles this image appears in:Okapi, Template:MaTalk
 * Creator:User:Raul654


 * Support as nominator &mdash; Strangerer (Talk) 14:13, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose Legs cut off, rear obscured by branches, purple fringing on neck, and splotches of color all over the coat. Sorry.--HereToHelp 14:54, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose - Per HTH; the cut-off legs are a dealbreaker, in my opinion. --TotoBaggins 15:04, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose Branches distract from markings, background distracts from subject and I'm afraid the lack of hooves. Pedro | Chat
 * Oppose per above; a poor image of the subject really. -- Phoenix2  (holla) 16:45, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose per HTH. Tim  V.B. { critic &amp; speak } 23:57, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose per Pedro. If you're gonna photograph it, we need to have the hooves in the picture too. - Mgm|(talk) 09:42, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose nice picture but I think the subject is poorly cropped. --Pixelface 17:23, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

--KFP (talk | contribs) 11:53, 16 June 2007 (UTC)