Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Golden stag beetle.jpg

Golden Stag Beetle

 * Reason:Sharp, well lit, good EV - all the attributes of an FP
 * Articles this image appears in:Stag beetle
 * Creator:Fir0002

--Wronkiew (talk) 06:32, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Support as nominator --Fir0002 10:55, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Support. I'm assuming the 'armour' of the beetle is iridescent and so the colour is hard to get accurate, but it does look a bit peculiar. Other than that though, good capture. You certainly have a backlog of images from summer '07! Diliff  | (Talk)   (Contribs) 12:39, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Yeah it was iridescent (as de Bivort mentioned below) which made getting the lighting right very challenging! And yes I do have a large backlog from 07 and I'm keeping busy this summer too ;-) --Fir0002 00:37, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Support big honkin' beetle with fearsome maws and near-glowing backside. Good work again, Fir.  Durova Charge! 18:17, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Suport - lovely. Re: Diliff - yes, many scarabs have physical iridescence. de Bivort 18:36, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Support Good details and lighting. Muhammad (talk) 21:00, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Support DOF could have been more perfect, but the characteristic feature is very well captured. Papa Lima Whiskey  (talk) 16:52, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Weak Support EV seems very good, although the lighting seems rather harsh. Fletcher (talk) 23:43, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Support - DOF is good enough, lots of EV and I love how the lighting and iridescence work together; makes him look part Fabergé - Peripitus (Talk) 12:33, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Weak Oppose The flash or lighting seems a bit strong to me. A302b (talk) 09:49, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Support another fine shot! TAway (talk) 20:49, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Support High quality and good EV. Makeemlighter (talk) 04:36, 11 January 2009 (UTC)