Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Xylocopa male 9931

Closeup of Eastern carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica) male, showing white face and mouthparts.

Reason: This is a great shot of a bee. The vivid colour of the flower the bee is resting on is dramatic, and reflected nicely in its eyes. The tight focal length on the bee's face gives it a personality that would be lacking in a blander photograph.
Articles this image appears in: Eastern carpenter bee
Creator: Pollinator
Nominator: Hex

Support — Hex (❝?!❞) 15:18, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose DOF is tiny. there's some glare on the eye and the subject is cut off. -Fcb981 15:36, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Far too much of the pic is out of focus - Adrian Pingstone 15:43, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Too low DOF, subject cut off. --Tewy 21:50, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose pretty much exactly per Tewy --⁪froth^T 18:35, 10 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support Shows in great detail the animalPenubag 02:54, 12 March 2007 (UTC)penubag[reply]
Oppose as per Tewy --Benjamint444 23:07, 12 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose -Nelro 20:28, 14 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --KFP (talk | contribs) 00:17, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]