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)
 * Support Original Very sharp, great shot. --antilivedT 10:22, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Strong Support the original. Very nice shot, clear and free of any technical problems. Highly encyclopedic. &mdash; Arjun 16:37, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
 * 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)
 * 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)
 * 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)
 * 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)


 * 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)
 * 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)
 * Done --Fir0002 01:51, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support with preference for original as above. Nice work.--Melburnian 05:35, 5 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Support Nice image. Pretty colours and high resolution.  Good composition.  --Midnight Rider 02:18, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support Cool picture. Good resolution and detail. User:Voshvoshka
 * Support original - Impressive picture, good enc value. Alvesgaspar 08:39, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support either Great detail. Terri G 15:46, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support alternative - I think the alt has better detail, is a little more interesting. -- Chrislk02 (Chris Kreider) 18:08, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
 * 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. 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)
 * 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)
 * 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. Nautica Shad e  s  19:30, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support Alternative I don't like the fly, but the focus is much better. | A ndonic O  Talk 23:29, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

Raven4x4x 07:23, 12 January 2007 (UTC)