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File:Soldaatje (Orchis militaris) Hortus Haren.JPG[edit]

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Orchis militaris
  •  Info Soldier (Orchis militaris). In the Netherlands, the species is on the Dutch Red List of plants as very rare and greatly decreased. created by Famberhorst - uploaded by Famberhorst - nominated by Famberhorst -- Famberhorst (talk) 05:31, 23 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support -- Famberhorst (talk) 05:31, 23 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Reluctant oppose The biggest asset of this image is the value, depicting a red-listed species, and I am happy to see the photo has obtained VI status. The technical quality is also good. But for FP I find the centered composition unappealing (no wow) and the light is rather dull as well.If you know what you are looking at, of course you go wow instantly, but I think one of the main points of FP is to prvide an immediate 'wow' for the non-professional, which may trigger a viewer not normally interested in the subject of plants to open the file page and learn more. Finally, I have a question about the geolocation. Normally I would not recommend a precise geolocation for a red-listed plant, unless it is already widely publicly known. You state it is from a botatical garden. Has it been planted there and is part of the garden with name plate and all or does it happen to grow in the vicinity of the botanical garden? You might also want to clone out the flower seen in the lower right corner. --Slaunger (talk) 11:54, 23 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done Decentralize. --Famberhorst (talk) 18:23, 23 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

  • Please do not change the composition of a file, which has already been assessed as QI and VI. I think you should revert it. A centralised composition is a very adequate choice for, e.g., a VI, as it suits well for use in, e.g., and infobox about the plant. But for FP you often need to do something radically different compositionally to attract the attention of the casual viewer, who was not particularly looking for this particular species. --Slaunger (talk) 05:22, 24 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

 Comment The orchid was in an old botanical garden at the Hortus. There were only a few plants, so there was not to find out. An orchid plant is naturally stiff.--Famberhorst (talk) 18:23, 23 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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