Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Marrus orthocanna

Marrus orthocanna
Voting period ends on 17 Sep 2011 at 15:03:36 (UTC)
 * Reason:Striking, high quality, clear EV, unambiguously PD. What more could you want?
 * Articles in which this image appears:Marrus orthocanna, Marrus, Agalmatidae
 * FP category for this image:Animals/Cnidaria
 * Creator:Kevin Raskoff


 * Support as nominator --J Milburn (talk) 15:03, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Support: Not a heck of a lot. A better developed article would be nice, but that's not a criterion. Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:51, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Support Eye-catching rocket, although some crop could be made. Brand meister  t   02:13, 9 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Support Should be cropped though. JJ Harrison (talk) 07:17, 9 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Support I like it as it is. I don't think that cropping is necessary, but if someone wants to post an alt then we can consider it. Pinetalk 09:40, 9 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Support Crop is ok as it is, but I would support a cropped version too. - Zephyris Talk 10:13, 9 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Support I suppose this is very deep water, in which case I don't think a too-tight crop is needed (although I would also support a crop) as we would loose the indication of the murky environment. The articles are a little short, but I thin they check out ok. TehGrauniad (talk) 11:04, 9 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment: Added a cropped ALT. Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:24, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Support As TehGrauniad said, I didn't a too-tight crop to represent the natural environment, the immensity of the deep water.--Citron (talk) 14:08, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Support Very high quality, maybe the resolution could be higher but this is good too-- Someone35   (talk)  15:10, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Question Is this thing microscopic or the size of a bus? You have no chance of telling from the picture alone... Aaadddaaammm (talk) 17:26, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Oppose As noone's addressed the scale issue I have to oppose as the EV is really compromised by not knowing how big it is. Aaadddaaammm (talk) 07:28, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Considering the location, I doubt the photographer could have stepped out and measured it. The species' size itself doesn't seem to have been identified (not in any of the sources). Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:43, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm no expert, but I believe that the size varies as much as, say, mould or coral, meaning that the size of this particular specimen isn't particularly important. I believe what you're seeing here is many different organisms that act as one, as a "colonial organism". It's not too distantly related to the famous Portuguese Man o' War- they're both in the order Siphonophorae. J Milburn (talk) 14:21, 12 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Support Alt 1, better crop. Kaldari (talk) 05:43, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Support Alt 1 IMO it's much better.  ■ MMXX  talk  22:17, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Speedy Support This is one of the most beautiful images I have seen here, it is detailed superbly and not grainy. It is not blurred hence the appendages look like lightbulbs. I think this picture is representative of the subject + Comment Not only mankind can light up the world! Oh, and do they make plushies of these? Sheled Umlal 14:08, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
 * This image was rotated 90 degrees - is that justified? Samsara (FA • FP) 00:28, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm happy that you like this image. I've rotated it because is his natural posture. The NOAA photo Library has not even made ​​the effort to identify the specimen, so, we don't ask them to put the image in the right direction! see this one --Citron (talk) 21:43, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
 * The nature of this photo makes orientation pretty arbitrary, so I would say Citron was right in doing so. If this were a landscape it would be another story.  Jujutacular  talk 15:48, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

Early supporters, do you prefer the original or Alt 1? Makeemlighter (talk) 21:31, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Support Alt 1 High EV and resolution. SMasters (talk) 08:25, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Support, prefer Alt 1  Jujutacular  talk 15:48, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I support both. TehGrauniad (talk) 19:41, 18 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I'd opt for Alt 1. Brand meister  t   21:32, 18 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Prefer ALT1. Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:37, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

--Makeemlighter (talk) 00:07, 20 September 2011 (UTC)