Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Honeybee

Honeybee

Honeybee collecting pollen

A honeybee collecting pollen. Photo by Jon Sullivan and used in Bee, Honeybee, Palynivore, and Pollination.

Nominate and support. howch e ng {chat} 16:56, 28 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Support. Despite narrow DOF and barely meeting size requirements, it's good, and illustrative. Outriggr 17:36, 28 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Think of the size requirements as more guidelines than rules and it won't be an issue :) Cat-five - talk 08:24, 29 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Support I love this beautiful picture - Adrian Pingstone 19:51, 28 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Strong support Good profile of a bee, and excellent depiction of pollen in situ. HighInBC 19:51, 28 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Nice detail. — BRIAN0918 • 2006-08-28 21:53Z
Support. It has a narrow DOF, but still displays the bee and the pollen very well. --Tewy 03:00, 29 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Nice lighting --Luc Viatour 04:39, 29 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support -Glaurung 05:54, 29 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support Nice! --Vircabutar 06:48, 29 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support very nice. Cat-five - talk 08:24, 29 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Strong support. Vibrant colors; excellent subject. - Mgm|^(talk) 09:22, 29 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose. The wing looks broken off, and the bee looks dead and dried. Olegivvit 10:41, 29 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just FYI - The bee was alive and buzzing, but it was late in the summer and all the bees there seemed to be pretty beat up. Not sure why that was. But this was a chance shot in the park, and handheld with a very tight macro, so I had to take what I could get. Out of nearly 100 shots this was one of only three that came out well at all. The broken wing is certainly annoying. I actually like this photo from the same session better, but the DoF is even worse there. Oh well.--y6y6y6 19:17, 29 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Support It's true the wing is broken but the image is well taken. I hate bees, this image is an exeption. Arad 18:14, 29 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support, love the detail. Stevage 08:43, 30 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I find it anoying that half the subject is out of focus, to me it's artistic, not encyclopedic. Still, props on taking the time & effort to shoot stuff like this.Nnfolz 22:37, 30 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comment If the subject is pollen, then it is in focus. HighInBC 22:20, 31 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That's true Arad 23:21, 31 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Support Fantastic macro shot! --Fir0002 23:31, 31 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Magnificient picture. - Darwinek 22:32, 2 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support, very nice picture, and good macro. —dima/s-ko/ 22:46, 2 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support. One of the best insect shots to come along in a while.--ragesoss 17:33, 3 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose due to the too-shallow DOF and the damaged wing. -- Moondigger 00:24, 6 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Strog support. Awesome! --D e on555 ^talk_Review 08:59, 6 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Bee Collecting Pollen 2004-08-14.jpg howch e ng {chat} 23:19, 6 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]