Commons:Featured picture candidates/Image:Darter August 2007-3.jpg

Image:Darter August 2007-3.jpg

Original (left), not featured

•  Info Red-veined darter. If this one suffers from unsharpness or any other unexpected and disgusting sin, there are some more coming up. These are indeed amazing creatures. Created and nominated by Alvesgaspar --Alvesgaspar 16:08, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
•  Support --Alvesgaspar 16:08, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
•  Oppose f/8 is too shallow, sorry. Interesting pose though. -- Ram-Man 03:01, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
•  Support Poromiami 5:25 14 August 2007 (UTC)

result: 2 support, 1 oppose, 0 neutral => not featured. Simonizer 07:42, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Alternative (right), not featured

•  Info - Alternative improved picture added - Alvesgaspar 19:26, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
•  Support - Alvesgaspar 19:26, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
•  Support Good sharpness. --Beyond silence 02:11, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
•  Oppose I will admit great pickiness in my evaluation of insect photos, but this composition is better than many, but the DoF could be higher, and certainly the resolution as well. Is this a crop or a downsample? I would have liked to see a smaller aperture for more DoF. The composition, however, is excellent and should be the benchmark for future insect photos of this type. -- Ram-Man 03:04, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Depends on the size of the insect --Richard Bartz 01:08, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
    •  Info - This is a crop, not a downsample. Maybe I could get a little closer with my macro lens (not much) but then the DOF limitations would be even worse. The only way to get the whole insect in focus is to take him from above. Yes, I believe there is some pickiness in your evaluation, this is one of my best (two) dragonflies photo. The other one was opposed because the wings were distracting (?). Perhaps there is some irritation in the reviewers because I nominated so many dragonflies in a short time. Even if none of them is promoted (the most certain thing) I'm sure they have contributed for raising the bar in this particular subject. - Alvesgaspar 11:14, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
      • This would have been a neutral vote for me a couple months ago, but I think I'm trying to raise the bar a little so that only perfect pictures get through. Unless this insect is smaller than I think it is, you could have gotten closer (theoretically) for more resolution. The composition makes the DoF issue less important, although I would have shot the picture at f/13 (if given the choice). Also, the focus is not on the eye, which is a bit distracting. For me it was very close, but just not quite there. -- Ram-Man 01:55, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
•  Support WOW! -- Slaunger 15:48, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

result: 3 support, 1 oppose, 0 neutral => not featured. Simonizer 07:42, 20 August 2007 (UTC)