Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Austroaeschna tasmanica 2.jpg

Tasmanian Darner

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Original - Tasmanian Darner (Austroaeschna tasmanica), female, on the Edge of Lake Will, Cradle Mountain - Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania Australia

Alt - (suggest file rename if it gets promoted or anything)

Reason: I think that this one had only very recently emerged from it's exuvia - it was sitting beside Lake Will, drying its wings. I didn't really have any macro gear on me, but by taking many shots to get a sharp one I was able to get something decent thanks to the obliging subject. I post an alt as I'm not sure which to pick though maybe the first has slightly better EV.
Articles in which this image appears: Tasmanian Darner, Aeshnidae, List of dragonfly species recorded in Australia
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator: User:Noodle snacks

Support as nominator --Noodle snacks (talk) 09:49, 16 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support pref orig Beautiful picture, but pref for first as too much of the insect is out of focus for my liking in the alt... Gazhiley (talk) 10:56, 16 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support I like the angle of the alt a little better, too bad about the focus at the end, though. --I′d※<3※Ɵɲɛ (talk) 02:03, 17 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support original like the side profile, better EV and more of the insect is in focus. — raeky ^{(talk | edits)} 02:34, 17 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support either, the focus is great. J Milburn (talk) 10:03, 17 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support original. The background/perch is rather distracting in the alt version.--ragesoss (talk) 01:09, 19 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Lesser Tasmanian Darner Austroaeschna hardyi female.jpg —Maedin\^talk 10:14, 25 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]