Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Common Leopard Phalanta phalantha.jpg

Phalanta phalantha
Voting period ends on 26 Jan 2013 at 17:39:03 (UTC)
 * Reason:It's been a long time since a macro was nominated. Good quality, lighting and colors.
 * Articles in which this image appears:Phalanta phalantha, Phalanta
 * Creator:Muhammad Mahdi Karim


 * Support as nominator --Muhammad (talk) 17:39, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Support Good choice. Brandmeistertalk  17:47, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Support per nom. DOF is a tad shallow, and sadly with the EXIF stripped I can't tell what aperture was chosen to see how avoidable this was, but given the photographer knows what he's doing I'll give the benefit of the doubt that he's made the best choice. I'd also tend to say I'd rather this be rotated 180° for aesthetic reasons so that the beasty points 'up', but the plants in the background indicate it may have been taken close to vertically in which case it probably should remain as is. --jjron (talk) 01:33, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Support : Beautiful Mydreamsparrow (talk) 07:29, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Oppose Not much wing details. I know it is difficult in this angle of view; but prefer either a dorsal or ventral view for better EV. J Kadavoor J e e 09:32, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Weak Support I agree with Jjron that the DOF is too shallow and I think stripping the EXIF should be counted as a major minus against any nomination but the image itself does a good job of showing the subject and is of overall high enough quality. Cat-five  t  c   16:17, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I checked the EXIF and it was shot at f/10, which for semi macro as this is very good. I can replace the EXIF if it's a big deal --Muhammad (talk) 19:00, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
 * It isn't a big deal but it's nice to know when it's available. Cat-five  t  c   02:13, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Weak support I've seen better insect photographs, but I reviewed the other images in the article, and it does appear this one is particularly hard to get a good shot of at all. As such, I'm happy enough to add my vote to Cat-five's. Adam Cuerden (talk) 05:05, 25 January 2013 (UTC)

--Armbrust The Homunculus 17:40, 26 January 2013 (UTC)