Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Image:Austrolestes cingulatus.jpg

Metallic Ringtail

An excellent photo of the Metallic Ringtail damsefly. Took a bit of hunting to get a good clear shot of it (I spotted the blue colored male a few times but he was too elusive), but this one has good colors and focus.

Support Self Nom. --Fir0002 08:52, 4 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support Original Very sharp, great shot. --antilived^{T | C | G} 10:22, 4 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Support the original. Very nice shot, clear and free of any technical problems. Highly encyclopedic. — Arjun 16:37, 4 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Support Original. Good, encyclopedic picture that is almost technically flawless. S h a r k f a c e 2 1 7 20:31, 4 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
~~Support either, preference for 2~~ Support alternative. The background on Nr.1 is great, but some parts have small focus issues. Nr.2 has perfect focus and a better angle/wing-posture. Is it eating? The Fly on the wing is a nice detail too. --Dschwen 21:24, 4 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah I think it's eating some kind of bug/fly which does add interest, but personally I think it was a little unfortunate that the fly was on it's wings at the time. --Fir0002 21:34, 4 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Now as it might matter again I restrict my support to the alternative version. Focus is more important to me too. --Dschwen 17:08, 8 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support alternative. It's hard to tell that it's actually eating something if you haven't seen the original shot, but the alternative's focus is much better --⁪froth^{T C} 22:02, 4 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: I like both images a lot. I prefer the “original” due to its pleasing bokeh which contrasts the head , upper body and legs better than in the alternative version. Will support if place and date of photograph are given on the image page for encylopaedic factor.--Melburnian 23:33, 4 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Done --Fir0002 01:51, 5 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support with preference for original as above. Nice work.--Melburnian 05:35, 5 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support Nice image. Pretty colours and high resolution. Good composition. --Midnight Rider 02:18, 5 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support Cool picture. Good resolution and detail. User:Voshvoshka
Support original - Impressive picture, good enc value. Alvesgaspar 08:39, 5 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support either Great detail. Terri G 15:46, 5 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support alternative - I think the alt has better detail, is a little more interesting. -- Chrislk02 (Chris Kreider) 18:08, 5 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support either They both have excellent clarity but I think that the clarity in the first one is a tad bit better. I like how there are plants in the picture with the dragonfly in the second also. Good photo. Why1991 00:19, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
Support alternate - I like that one much better...how odd with the bug in the wings. --Iriseyes 21:29, 6 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support alternative. Better focus. Not quite as good subject isolation though but the focus is more important. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 11:28, 8 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alternative. I think that the alternative is much more interesting, with it eating and the fly on it's wing. It's also better in focus. NauticaShad e s 19:30, 9 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alternative I don't like the fly, but the focus is much better. | AndonicO ^{Talk | Sign Here} 23:29, 9 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Austrolestes cingulatus03.jpg Raven4x4x 07:23, 12 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]