Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Xvisionxmonarch.jpg

Monarch Butterflies[edit]

Monarch Butterflies on a juniper tree in Texas during their winter migration.

I think the coloration is excellent and the subject is very clear and crisp. It appears in the Monarch Butterfly article, and Drumguy8800 created it.

Nominate and support. - Drumguy8800 20:17, 17 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. I like the composition in this one. Foreground is very much in focus. - Mgm|^(talk) 22:25, 18 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Support It'd be nice to have it at higher res, but a nice photo nevertheless. --Fir0002 08:18, 19 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Support as per my comment above. - Mgm|^(talk) 12:07, 19 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Crisp, nice composition, higher res would be good. --Dschwen 13:00, 19 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Comment There are higher res versions available.. I'll stick a 1600x1200 (or something near that) up once I get access to it again. The place my server is stored is having a power outage, unfortunately. If the power comes back on, there's even a version that's upwards of 3000 pixels wide.. but for the sake of logic and space, I'd say 1600 would be sufficient. Drumguy8800 22:58, 19 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
- Higher Res Uploaded at 1600 x 1200. What template do you use for the "nice desktop ratio" thing..? Drumguy8800 23:38, 20 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
- Space is not an issue. Policy is to upload highest res for future compatibility, printing etc. --Dschwen 10:09, 20 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  - Okay then ;) the complete highest res will be uploaded..Drumguy8800 23:38, 20 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    - 2764x2073 version now up. Drumguy8800 23:48, 20 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Support Beautiful colors. IMHO, the DOF should have been extended to have the second butterfly in focus Glaurung 07:08, 20 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Support Flcelloguy (A note?) 21:52, 21 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Nice. Camerafiend 03:04, 22 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Nice pic. The plant was misidentified, it is a juniper, not a cedar - MPF 13:40, 22 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment. You know, I noticed that cedar trees here on wikipedia looked completely different than the ones we call cedars here in north texas -- there's even a city called Cedar Hill and hey have the juniper tree on their street signs. (At least I think, I've never seen a Cedar anywhere in Texas...) Drumguy8800 22:31, 22 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  - Comment. Just kidding, it is known as a cedar, though it is unrelated.. it's known as the Eastern Redcedar or Eastern Juniper. I'll replace the juniper thing with eastern juniper.. just for clarification.
    - Comment. Yes - that's an Eastern Redcedar (I live in Cedar Hill, Texas where they are indeed called 'Cedars' - ironically, my home is just off of a street called "Juniper Ridge"). SteveBaker 18:33, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Beautiful. I particlarly like the inclusion of the second butterfly. enochlau (talk) 15:12, 22 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image: Xvisionxmonarch.jpg Raven4x4x 04:07, 1 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]