Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Lactarius indigo gills

Lactarius indigo gills

Reason: There simply isn't a better picture of the gills of this unique species to be found on the internet. Not the "traditional" mushroom pose, but it would be difficult to see the gills otherwise. Meets size requirements, nice composition, "wow" factor, and as a bonus one can see "milk" (latex) exuding from the broken stem. Also visible is the hollowness of the stem (mentioned in the species article), further adding to EV.
Articles this image appears in: Lactarius indigo, List of Lactarius species, blue
Creator: Dan Molter at Mushroom Observer

Support as nominator --Sasata (talk) 17:04, 24 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Support. Atypical pose, slight purple fringing on edges. Otherwise a very striking image and good illustration. Kaldari (talk) 21:29, 24 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I thought it was a satellite dish at first. Heh. How big is this thing? My main concern from the pic is that the scale is really hard to judge. It looks huge, from the article, the cap is only 5-15cm across. Also given the poor lighting, like the overexposed edges, and distracting highlights in background, would probably oppose. Very nice, interesting pic though. Stevage 21:58, 24 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure exactly what the size is, but I would have thought the leaves and moss would help give a good perspective. Of course, I'm rather used to looking at leaves and moss, so maybe it's just me... Sasata (talk) 22:22, 24 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - agonised over this a bit, but to me it has too many defects, the worst of which is probably the huge shadow. And I really just can't get the sense of scale no matter how many times I stare at the neighbouring leaves. Also the out-of-focus broken stem is a pity. Stevage 06:37, 30 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment if this is not the natural pose then is it appropriate to use the natural environment? Guest9999 (talk) 22:51, 24 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support--Avala (talk) 10:16, 25 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support, love this image, I feel it is very striking and informative. Lactarius species are known as "milkcaps", so being able to see the gills and milk is extremely useful- especially on such a weird species. It's also currently my desktop wallpaper. J Milburn (talk) 14:39, 25 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
SupportMaxis ftw (talk) 00:09, 26 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment The over-exposed bits (leaves?) are a shame. —Darxus (talk) 21:21, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- I can only assume the picture was taken in woodland, probably in dappled light. The high exposure would be needed to stop the subject becoming dark. If I'm honest, I'd never noticed them, and this is my desktop wallpaper :) I don't think they detract from the image, and, if anything, give it a little character. J Milburn (talk) 09:45, 29 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Excellent resolution and originality. - ☩Damërung ☩. -- 05:20, 1 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Is it just me or does this have fairly serious jpeg artifacting? Makeemlighter (talk) 04:41, 2 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- I don't see any obvious compression artifacts? I think you may be seeing what I would consider a less then professional quality CCD in the camera visible if you zoom in, but at this high of resolution a reduction in size of the image will make all that vanish and I don't think it's enough of an issue to prevent it from being a FP. — raeky ^{(talk | edits)} 06:51, 2 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - Fair enough. I just thought I'd check before I closed it. Makeemlighter (talk) 22:02, 2 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Great eye popping example of a rare color for mushrooms. — raeky ^{(talk | edits)} 06:46, 2 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Lactarius indigo 48568.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 22:02, 2 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]