Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Face of a Southern Yellowjacket Queen

 
Original - A close up of the face of a Southern Yellowjacket Queen wasp
Reason
Brilliant resolution, brilliant colour depth, amazing detail, unique to wikipedia and very useful on the Yellowjacket page
Articles this image appears in
Yellow Jacket
Creator
Flicker user Terser
  • Support as nominator 23:56, 17 June 2009 (UTC) -- 23:33, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
  • Oppose The out-of-focus leaf in the bottom left is very distracting and cuts off the antenna, detracting from EV. The (wasp's) right leg is also cut off. Otherwise a great photo though - it's a shame the composition isn't better. Time3000 (talk) 17:19, 18 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pause for a second and think about what would be involved in posing a wasp. I'm not saying it isn't a shame that the tip of the foot and antennae are slightly hidden, I'm just saying that there biological factors that might add to the difficulty of the shot. I wouldn't get this close to it. Sabine's Sunbird talk 05:04, 19 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - Yes, the leaf is blocking, but just a little. In the other hand, what an astonishing resolution and detail! This photo is not only good for the resolution and high EV, but also, I think, taking this kind of photo of a wasp could not be that easy. - Damërung ...ÏìíÏ..._Ξ_ . --  07:21, 19 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Likely the result of a focus stack. Must try reversing my 50mm without another lens. Noodle snacks (talk) 10:34, 19 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Neutral (might oppose later) - I'm not sure what to think about this nomination. An amazing detail and sharpness, most probably the result of a careful focus satcking (the animal being dead or sleeping) together with a clumsy framing and cropping ruining an otherwise excellent picture. Was it the work of a specialist or a lucky shot from a beginner? Or maybe the original picture was cropped? I will not support the promotion as I find little excuse for those flaws. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 18:45, 19 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak Oppose Certainly a high quality shot. But composition and limited EV keep this from being a support. Makeemlighter (talk) 22:08, 20 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Striking, accomplished shot with stacks of EV. Check his Flickr page, this is no one-off fluke and I seriously doubt there's too much PP involved, just great lighting & technique. Nothing wrong with composition either. --mikaultalk 03:53, 21 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Some minor shortcomings but details and wow make up for it IMO --Muhammad(talk) 07:34, 21 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strong Support - omg, stunning. I assume the 'oppose' votes for a tiny fragment of leaf were just kidding. Stevage 08:08, 21 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support As mentioned above there are some minor flaws, but a great shot regardless --Fir0002 11:39, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Face_of_a_Southern_Yellowjacket_Queen_(Vespula_squamosa).jpg Consensus seems clear. --wadester16 15:57, 25 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]