Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Mycena galericulata

Mycena galericulata

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 22 Oct 2010 at 18:27:14 (UTC)

Original - Mycena galericulata, known as the Common Bonnet, is a species of saprotrophic mushroom.

Reason

The article's not the best (though it is by no means terrible), but hopefully someone will get around to working on it at some point soon; it's a moderately well known mushroom. Regardless, wonderful composition, high quality photography and obvious EV.

Articles in which this image appears

Mycena galericulata, Mycena inclinata

FP category for this image

Fungi

Creator

Dan Molter

• Support as nominator --J Milburn (talk) 18:27, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
• Support Ticks all the boxes - EV, high res, pleasing composition. Aaadddaaammm (talk) 20:30, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
• Support --George Chernilevsky ^talk 13:41, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
• Oppose Don't think it is that sharp for a macro, some noise and CA visible in parts. Fletcher (talk) 03:08, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

• Support as photographer Thank you for the nomination J Milburn. Another little brown mushroom ;)

I do not see problems with sharpness. There is some chromatic adoration - the thin purple line along the top of the mushroom's cap. This is a limitation of the camera. It shows up on all photos where a light object stands out against a dark background. The imperfection has been noted in photos from Canon Powershots going back to the A-70. The CA is only noticeable at full-size, and even then it is not distracting. If somebody has the means and inclination to make the image better, then I would happily support an alternate. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shroomydan (talk • contribs) 15:43, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

• Comment Fletcher mentioned CA, but the imperfection in the photo is really purple fringing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_fringing —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shroomydan (talk • contribs) 16:37, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

• Weak oppose: Ditto what Fletcher said, particularly regarding CA. Maedin\^talk 12:38, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

4 S, 1.5 O -> less than five required supports

Not promoted Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 21:52, 22 October 2010 (UTC)