Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Volvariella bombycina

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 23 Dec 2012 at 16:44:24 (UTC)

Original – Volvariella bombycina is a widespread edible mushroom.

Reason: This image has high EV, as it illustrates many of the important distinguishing characteristics of the mushroom: the silky threads on the cap surface; the crowded, pinkish gills; the volva at the base of the slightly curved stipe; and the typical substrate–clefts or knotholes on tree trunks. In addition, the image is high resolution and the background makes the mushroom stand out.
Articles in which this image appears: Volvariella bombycina
FP category for this image: WP:Featured_pictures/Fungi
Creator: de:User:Hagen Graebner

Support as nominator --Sasata (talk) 16:44, 14 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support Not perfect: The roof in the background is a little distracting, and at full resolution, there's a little noise on the gills, and the base is slightly blurry - but quite ample for a work without focus stacking. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 00:37, 17 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Strong example of a mushroom pic, good composition. Like the details on the head (not proper terminology, I know) — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:34, 18 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom. JJ Harrison (talk) 06:17, 19 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support The background is a tad distracting, but the enc of the image mostly outweighs those issues. Spencer^T♦C 02:34, 21 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support Tomer T (talk) 04:31, 21 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose can't get over the background, it just distracts too much from the mushroom. Cat-five t c ---- 13:20, 21 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support--Tomcat (7) 19:43, 23 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Volvariella bombycina1.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:51, 28 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]