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Pelopidas sp

Original - Pelopidas sp. Butterfly, approx. 2-3cm long. Pictured in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Reason: Good quality and EV. Already featured at commons
Articles this image appears in: Grass Skippers, Pelopidas (skipper), Gegenini
Creator: Muhammad

Support as nominator --Muhammad(talk) 15:14, 18 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Beautiful. Convention says that there should generally be more space in front of rather than behind an animal, though. Sharpness and DOF is really good in this one, as is the contrasting background. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 20:43, 18 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support but please let's start adding scales now. Thank you. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 22:34, 18 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Presence of scale would require the exact size of the insect to be known. Not feasible with natural macro shots taken at other than 1:1 --Muhammad(talk) 03:40, 19 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - It may not be so easy in this particular setting, but what's commonly done is to use a well-known object such as a match to give an idea of size. Standard size matches seem to be pretty much the same size the world over, probably all made in the same factory somewhere in China; okay, I'm kidding, but the standard size varies by less than 20% in length and hardly at all in width. Ball point pens are also quite good, as are lighters. Coins are commonly used but actually not that useful because they can be very different in size from place to place, and I shouldn't expect the reader to be familiar with my particular currency. File:MarienkäferEier 03.JPG gives an example of using a match for size. Also, Noodle snacks made a good suggestion in another current nomination, which would be great if it were followed up. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 09:21, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support how pretty. Sure meets the criteria! — Jake Wartenberg 01:10, 19 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support but there is a mild focus stack artefact on top of the wing in the form of a halo with a well defined edge. Noodle snacks (talk) 08:58, 19 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- I don't see what you're referring to, but are there not quite a few dust spots that need to be cloned out? Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 09:53, 19 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - Do see at least one dust spot now you mention it. [1] is the area I am referring to, on the edge of the green and the wing. The faint haloing is usually experienced with slight camera movement in my personal experience. Noodle snacks (talk) 12:13, 19 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    - Darn those dust spots! I really need to clean my sensor :( --Muhammad(talk) 15:07, 19 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom. Durova^Charge! 00:27, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Well done. — Aitias // discussion 20:05, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support - This one is very good but the weak composition should be punished (have more free space ahead of the critter!) ;-) -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 20:42, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Meets Criteria - and well done! -FASTILY ^(TALK) 05:09, 23 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nicely done => Promoted File:Pelopidas sp.jpg --wadester16 | Talk→ 18:23, 25 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]