Commons:Featured picture candidates/Image:Calopteryx virgo male.jpg

Image:Calopteryx virgo male.jpg, featured

•  Info created by MichaD | Michael Apel - uploaded by MichaD | Michael Apel - nominated by MichaD | Michael Apel --MichaD | Michael Apel 09:58, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
•  Support DOF, sharpness and smooth lighting. Plus it shows a juvenile imago which is not seen in most of the other shots --MichaD | Michael Apel 09:58, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Nice way to talk about your own image... a "support" would probably do just as well instead of doing what sounds like bragging... :) Majorly (talk) 22:40, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
•  Support good shot. Which camera and lens did you use? --AngMoKio 10:19, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
  •  Info Canon 20D, Sigma 105/2.8 Macro @ f/11 and 2 second exposure with MLU.
•  Support - The subject is so sharp and detailed that we can forget the background (2 seconds exposure? Did you sedate the animal first?...) - Alvesgaspar 11:08, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
  •  Info Simple, the movements of insects is highly dependent on temperature. That's why I like to go out on overcast days or after rain showers. No animals were harmed in the making of this photograph. Although it averted an attack by an ichneumon wasp shortly after this picture was taken, sadly I didn't get a clear shot of it. MichaD | Michael Apel 11:43, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
•  Support - could you add where the photo was taken? I suspect somewhere in Germany, but I think it might be interesting to be a bit more precise (for example to see regional differences) Tbc 12:34, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
  •  Question What's the preferred way of geocoding? --MichaD | Michael Apel 13:43, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
    • I was thinking of a description, something like Leopoldpark, near statue of Albert II, Brussels, Belgium or something. If you want geocoding, just decimal lat-long I guess. Tbc 15:44, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
•  Support Vassil 12:54, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
•  Neutral The feet is cropped, should be fixed for FP --Makro Freak ^talk 13:59, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
  •  Comment Then you have to oppose, no cropping other than in-camera. I blame it on the 96% frame coverage of the 20D, who would blame himself? :). I don't like cropping afterwards, don't ask me why. Thus I tend to frame really tight and sometimes too tight in-camera. --MichaD | Michael Apel 14:10, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
•  Support --Digon3 ^talk 15:02, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
•  Support --LucaG 21:38, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
•  Support This picture is a high quality picture. Good work.--Glory 04:27, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
•  Support A fantastic picture, good job! Majorly (talk) 22:46, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
•  Support Superb shot, highly informative. riana_dzasta 20:15, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
•  Support Basik07 08:33, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
•  Support - Wow, amazing colours... --typhoonchaser 14:13, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
•  Support --Karelj 19:48, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
•  Support--Böhringer 21:55, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
•  Support--Saturno07 13:00, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
•  Oppose Framing --Bergwolf 20:23, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
•  Support --MichaelMaggs 06:20, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
•  Support --Digitaldreamer 17:09, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
•  Support--João Carvalho 14:32, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

result: 18 support, 1 oppose, 1 neutral => featured. Simonizer 08:31, 2 July 2007 (UTC)