Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Blc. Paradise Jewel 'Flame' Orchid bloom

Blc. Paradise Jewel 'Flame' Orchid bloom

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Original – A flower of a Blc. Paradise Jewel 'Flame' hybrid orchid plant. Blooms of the Cattleya alliance are often used in ladies' corsages.

Reason

Very clear photograph that illustrates subject well and is visually attractive

Articles in which this image appears

Orchidaceae

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Plants/Flowers

Creator

Douglas Johnston

• Support as nominator --Dougie WII (talk) 02:50, 10 October 2013 (UTC)

• Comment -- Did I do something wrong with the nomination process? Why are there no votes or comments on this yet? -- Dougie WII (talk) 05:00, 17 October 2013 (UTC)

• Weak Support Pic looks good, except for the left and right petals, which seem to be a bit out of focus.Nikhil (talk) 14:59, 17 October 2013 (UTC)
• Support I think it is a good encyclopedic picture of the thing that it depicts, beautiful in itself, rather than an interesting photographic study. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amandajm (talk • contribs) 06:31, 19 October 2013‎}

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:26, 20 October 2013 (UTC)