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File:Сорус папоротника Polypodium aureum 2.jpg, featured[edit]

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  • I apologise for using an obscure English expression. I should have explained. 'Says it all' means that the existing FP tells us about the subject. The new FP adds no value, it says nothing new, and is actually misleading unless you know it is stained. If it happens that the new FP is truer to life then the nomination should be delist and replace as the existing FP would be mislaeading. Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:42, 6 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • The staining is used to better show the structure of the plant, and I think it does so excellently in this photo, more clearly than in the photo with natural colors. Staining is a good scientific method and should not be disregarded. Both photos are valuable, in different ways. I think a good solution would be to place this stained photo in the Commons:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena#Organic gallery where we have other weirdly colored scientific photos like this. I have put cross references in the 'Other' slot on both files so they can be compared and for clarification. What do you think of this Charlesjsharp and JukoFF? --Cart (talk) 10:25, 6 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • No problem, we are all many of us are passionate about photos. :-) I have altered the gallery for you. I too think it is better suited for a scientific gallery. --Cart (talk) 11:06, 6 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support -- It would be useful to add the staining agent (iodine?) in the description of this image just to help distinguish it from the other FP natural color. --GRDN711 (talk) 20:04, 6 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • The staining method is already in the description (luminescence). For many organic compounds/plants/minerals/etc. it is often enough to just shine a UV light on them since they contain natural fluorescent agents (duh... CSI). This can sometimes be helped along by the use of some chemical substance, but I don't think iodine is involved. Here a rather precise light at 365 nm has been used (see the file description), so I don't think any chemical has been added. Please compare with other photos of plants under UV-light, the blackthorn is the closest to this. The term for this is still "staining", since it is not looked at under natural light. There is also already cross-references between the two photos explaining what is what, per my comment above if you check the file pages. --Cart (talk) 20:53, 6 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

* Support --Llez (talk) 12:26, 7 June 2021 (UTC) One vote is enough. ;) --Cart (talk) 13:42, 7 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed results:
Result: 18 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /Ivar (talk) 05:33, 10 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
This image will be added to the FP gallery: Natural phenomena#Organic
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