Commons:Featured picture candidates/Image:Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata Insect Feeding 3008px.jpg

Image:Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata Insect Feeding 3008px.jpg - featured

•  Info Created, uploaded, and nominated by Ram-Man. 02:38, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
•  Info Sphex ichneumoneus feeding on the nectar of the Asclepias incarnata
•  Support Normally I focus on flowers alone, but this is one of the best examples of a nectar feeding insect that I've seen. The focal point is perfect. I love how the rear and fore legs are both engaged in the flowers. -- Ram-Man 02:38, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
•  Oppose Good quality, nice picture. The wasp's absorption of pollen/nectar is hidden by a leaf of the bud and could/should be displayed better. The background is 2 distracting/nervous. I think for 2008 macro shots a separation like this should/must be standard IMO. --Richard Bartz 12:39, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Speaking of standards, we can't all do what you do. Not everyone owns a 180mm macro lens. - Ram-Man 16:56, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
    • This isn't a question of gear. 65mm or 300mm ... it's the scene which separates. --Richard Bartz 17:52, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
      • See the talk page for my response. -- Ram-Man 22:11, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
•  Support Natural environment, and not the usual deep freezed bugs. Jeblad 15:08, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

•  Comment This is not a very nice comment, can you make this hard? If not, please refrain of insinuations. Thanks. Lycaon 18:03, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

A lot of the bug-pictures has clear indications of bugs slowed down after a stay in the deep freezer. This is a very common technique for slowing down bugs while making such photos. If you have made such photos you most probably have done this yourself. If you don't know anything about this and feel insulted by a comment then I guess you should read a book about this kind of photography. Jeblad 08:14, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Aha i see you are a macro specialist. Freezer can be a technique but isn't common - carbon dioxide is more effective and is used by scientists - the most common technique for a photographer is to wake up early and being prepared when the dawn has broken. Insects are clammy when the night was cold. Another thing is the wind - the thermal comes fast when it goes warmer .. so the sharpest pictures can be made between 5-8 o'clock in the morning --Richard Bartz 10:59, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

•  Support - I like it and believe it is well above of what I think it is a reasonable FP passing bar. The standard suggested by Richard is too high and puts too much emphasis on the technical aspects, like absolute sharpness, perfect focus and studio-like backgrounds. If it is necessary to use focus bracketing to reach those standards than forget it, I'll go fishing instead. Remember that the correct way to evaluate these pictures is not by looking closely at their full magnifications on the screen. The present one, for instance, is more than 80cm wide (screen size) which means that should be looked from well further than 1m. Nice picture, nice catch and nice bug. -- Alvesgaspar 19:51, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
•  Support --Karelj 20:07, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
•  Support I understand Richard's concerns, but this one still tilts to support. Lycaon 16:10, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
•  Support --Böhringer 20:40, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
•  Support --Mbz1 23:48, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
•  Support Lovely. --Calibas 22:07, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
•  Support Quality image. --Kimse 04:11, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
•  Support RedCoat 13:17, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

10 support, 1 oppose >> featured -- Alvesgaspar 07:41, 30 May 2008 (UTC)