Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Image:Anthidium February 2008-1.jpg

Anthidium florentinum bee

Original - A leaf-cutter bee (Anthidium florentinum) collecting nectar from a Lantana camara flower, with its long and slender tongue. This species of solitary (non-social) bees belong to the Megachilidae family. They fly all summer and make their nests in holes in the ground, walls or trees, with hairs plucked from plants.

Alternative

Reason: A detailed and high quality depiction of a handsome bee in its natural environment
Articles this image appears in: Bee, Anthidium
Creator: Joaquim Alves Gaspar

Support as nominator Alvesgaspar (talk) 00:28, 2 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support either Prefer original because the wings are sharper. Excellent work. :) Durova^Charge! 00:49, 2 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose both Original has poor sharpness (I suspect from a too small aperture) and the wings are quite tatty (reducing enc value unless this is characteristic of the species) and are slightly motion blurred. The alternative has harsh lighting and is oversharpened. Nice enough photos, but not quite FP level IMO --Fir0002 10:34, 2 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose both by Fir0002. —αἰτίας •discussion• 15:14, 2 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose both sorry but I have to agree with Fir0002, the alternative looks false and the original just lacks the crisp detail needed --Hadseys (talk • contribs) 16:07, 2 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support either. Animals age, it's a fact of life. Samsara (talk • contribs) 12:37, 3 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose both Due to oversharpening and/or aperture selection. Very nice composition, however. -- RM 04:06, 7 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Oppose Bad quality, poor sharpness, and everything mentioned by Fir0002. --Macy's 123 ^{(review me)} 00:53, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted MER-C 06:51, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]