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Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 13 Jul 2011 at 18:17:42 (UTC)

Original - The nut of the Coco de Mer is very large (the largest seed in the plant kingdom) and is oddly shaped, being the shape and size of a woman's disembodied buttocks on one side, and a woman's belly and thighs on the other side. Not surprisingly, this nut was viewed by people in other parts of the world as a rare and fascinating object with mythological and even magical properties.
Alt1
Reason
high resolution and quality, adds EV to the article
Articles in which this image appears
Legends of the Coco de Mer
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Plants/Others
Creator
Mbz1
  • OK that's a fair enough reason for it only to be in this article, in which it does have fantastic EV. But I'm still not convinced it's a particularly technically, compositionally, and asthetically good image. Put me down as neutral while I think about it. Aaadddaaammm (talk) 10:59, 6 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: The caption makes a fuss about how big it is but there is nothing to give scale. To me the foam is a distraction; I'm looking at it and asking "What's that white stuff?" rather than looking at the nut. The subject is off-center and at an angle, also a bit of a distraction.--RDBury (talk) 23:28, 4 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for the comment. I added alternative. Now you could see the scale (sand) I guess. These nuts are big.--Mbz1 (talk) 00:24, 5 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose original The thing that bugs me about this image is that half of the nut is not wet at all, even though it is in the waves. It looks too posed. Neutral on Alt1 - it's better, but I actually miss the presence of the waves, and the composition is quite plain. Good quality. --99of9 (talk) 01:33, 5 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    I assure you, it is not posed at all. It was not really in the waves (I was not going to let it to be taken by the ocean). It was ashore, just gently touched by the waves, and it dries really fast. That's why only part of it is wet.--Mbz1 (talk) 01:51, 5 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support This image makes the article far more interesting and valuable in my view. JJ Harrison (talk) 09:21, 6 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 20:26, 13 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]