Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Magicicada

Magicicada


I think this is an amazing picture. They only show up every 17 years, and the photo is good. ''From. Photo by Arthur D. Guilani. The photographer stated on the external link given above at the time of the upload: "Please feel free to use any picture in this library... just give credit to my name... thank you."'' I'm not sure if this disqualifies it though.


 * Wow, I can already tell this won't garner much support here, but nominate and support nonetheless. - Lord Voldemort (Dark Mark) 20:18, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Although this is a nice photograph, it's a bit too busy for my liking at the moment. Perhaps if you cropped it down to just the bush or the part of the bush that is focused the best it would make it so the picture better revolves around the actual subject.--Elfer 21:26, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
 * I had thought about it, but I liked the craziness of the background. Somehow when I think "cicada", I think craziness. Sometimes busy-ness is a way to focus your attention, not distract from it. Just my thoughts. I already know this won't have a lot of support. --Lord Voldemort (Dark Mark) 21:30, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Well, craziness can be ok for photography in general, but for encyclopedic photography, it just detracts from the picture, since the picture is supposed to focus on one thing specifically. --Elfer 22:21, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
 * I wouldn't say the background is too distracting, but focusing more on the cicadas would be more informative. Raven4x4x 08:47, August 25, 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose because of this, though only just. Raven4x4x 10:43, August 26, 2005 (UTC)
 * Support - very interesting for someone like me from the UK who's never seen a Cicada - Adrian Pingstone 20:33, 26 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Support &mdash; wow! Andrew pmk 20:46, 26 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Support as is - Focusing just on the cicadas would lose the impression that they're on every leaf off to the horizon--which they well might be. Elf | Talk 21:16, 26 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose, although I really want to support. It's a cool picture but it is too distracting for me.  I agree that maybe if more attention was on the cicada's it would work for me...but as it is, the background ruins it.--ScottyBoy900Q ∞  03:26, 27 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment only: note that the external source where I got this one from has many more similar images of these Magicicadas. Maybe there is an even better one there that would address the comments made about the background here. Lupo 13:42, August 29, 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose. It's a rather busy picture. The background is annoying especially the very white parts. (unsigned comment by Enochlau at 03:48, 1 September 2005)
 * oops sorry. Enochlau 21:35, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Support. James F. (talk) 12:58, 4 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose. Non-insect elements of image are too distracting, especially the areas where the sky shows through. If it were cropped down to just the part of the bush with the cicadas, I might support. Andrew Levine 18:46, 4 September 2005 (UTC)
 * +5/-4 This link is Broken 02:46, 10 September 2005 (UTC)