Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Wild Flower

Wild Flower


This picture captures the beauty of nature in Ouray, Colorado. I took this picture after a storm while vacationing in Colorado this June. This picture appears in the article "Wildflowers." This photograph is of a Penstemon strictus (Rocky Mountain Penstemon)Scrophulariaceae (Snapdragon Family). It looks blurry since I had to downsize it,but it isn't blurry when you enlarge it.


 * Nominate and support. - Polarqueen 02:36, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Above user "Polarqueen" is a confirmed sockpuppet. --Aude ( talk | contribs ) 21:26, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

*Comment I think this is a good photo so, tomarrow I will attempt to determine what type of flower it is an get is placed there, so if people colud hold off for now it would be appreciated. Thanks. -Ravedave 04:58, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
 * What does the flower have to do with the city? You should probably add the picture to an article on the flower. &mdash; BRIAN 0918 &bull; 2006-06-15 04:43
 * Oppose - The water droplets just look distracting. - Hahnch e  n 08:11, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Weak Support I'm ok with the picture. The water droplets are distracting. Anonymous_  _Anonymous  11:19, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose. I don't mind the watter droplets, but the image is out of focus. --Pharaoh Hound 12:51, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose. The depth of field is very shallow, and as a result significant portions of the flower are slightly out of focus. A few drops of rain or dew on a flower can accentuate it nicely, but in this case I think there's too much.  It's also cropped just a little too tightly IMO. -- moondigger 14:14, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose A wet, blurry, flower :) Much better photos than this have been rejected before...Stevage 15:28, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose - Not good focus, and the angle is very unencyclopedic. I couldn't even begin the guess the family/species from this without seeing a better shot of the flower/leaves. --NoahElhardt 15:31, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Support. I really like the rain droplets. The blurry background accentuates the colors of the flower. Danielle
 * Above user "daniellebercier" is a confirmed sockpuppet. --Aude ( talk | contribs ) 21:26, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

--Hecktor 20:28, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose DOF is way too shallow, try playing around with the aperture next time. Also, the background should be blurry, but not most of the flower along with it.--Mad Max 21:42, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose Too much water to find a match, so therefore not used in an article - Ravedave 23:30, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment The picture being voted on is now no longer in the article Ouray, Colorado and was orphaned last time I checked. --ais523 07:27, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment. The picture has currently been moved to the article "Wildflowers."
 * Oppose How typical. A close up of a flower. I love flowers, but I feel there is so much more to this world than flower close-ups.
 * Comment. Why don't you just delete my picture if you don't like it? You don't have to oppose every picture you see just so that yours can win.
 * Opposing one photo does not make the promotion of another photo any more or less likely. Each photo is judged on its own merits by most of the participants here, even if we don't always agree.  People have different opinions and different standards.  It might be difficult, but try not to take opposition to your photo personally. -- moondigger 23:45, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

--Fir0002 00:48, 27 June 2006 (UTC)