Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Bembix sp. Tanzania

Bembix sp.

 * Reason:Quality, EV. The surrounding sand adds EV to the image.
 * Articles this image appears in:Bembix, Sand wasp, Bembicinae, Crabronidae
 * Creator:Muhammad Mahdi Karim


 * Support as nominator --Muhammad (talk) 15:24, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Support either but you really gotta look for dust spots before you upload. :-) Or clean the sensor. Not that I can talk - my sensor is filthy at the moment. Diliff  | (Talk)   (Contribs) 16:59, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I think I'll just hit the sensor clean button on my Mk II to make sure it's completely free of dust :P --Fir0002 12:49, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
 * FYI 400D has a sensor cleaning function. Noodle snacks (talk) 06:43, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
 * A wasted function IMO. hardly ever works for me. --Muhammad (talk) 08:06, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Have you looked on the rear element of your lens? I find that is where most of my dust spots come from. Noodle snacks (talk) 08:13, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Really? I've never seen any dust, scratches or spots on the lens have any effect on the photo even when stopped down, except to mess with contrast in extreme cases - they're usually much too far away from the sensor or the focal plane. I guess every lens design is a bit different though. Coincidentally was reading this recently.. Quite interesting. Diliff  | (Talk)   (Contribs) 09:35, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Dust on the front element doesn't show up. I find that at high magnifications that dust on the rear element (closest to camera) does show up though. An interesting coincidence that I posted a link to the lens rentals thing here hours ago. Noodle snacks (talk) 10:35, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
 * LOL. How embarassment. I couldn't remember where I found the site when I replied above, but that explains it, sorry. I can see why rear element dust is more prominent than front, but still, if it barely shows ON the sensor unless you're stopped right down, it seems surprising that it could be seen so far from it. I'll take your word for it though. Diliff  | (Talk)   (Contribs) 10:45, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Question Are the back pair of legs significantly paler than the front two pairs naturally or is that the product of your flash? --Fir0002 12:49, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
 * They are definitely paler naturally. --Muhammad (talk) 21:16, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the info - Support Original good macro shot --Fir0002 06:08, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Support either Lycaon (talk) 15:28, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Support Original Mouth parts are clearer. Noodle snacks (talk) 12:29, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

--Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 16:56, 13 July 2009 (UTC)