Adult Large Brown Mantid, Archimantis latistyla, approx 11cm in sizeA bit more on the side
A full body shot of this amazing insect. Excellent sharpness and nice natural posture, perched in the shade of a carrot flowerhead cleaning itself; giving it a high enc value.
Support Self Nom. --
Fir0002 04:24, 20 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Weak support (with preference for the edit) I don't like too much the composition but it is great picture (the subject is very nice). --
Ba'Gamnan |
Talk 12:28, 20 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Comment needs better caption.
grenグレン 12:13, 20 May 2007 (UTC)reply
I'm sorry Gren, but as per very lengthy discussions on the FPC talk page, the caption detail in this image is easily sufficient. --
Fir0002 22:22, 20 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Weak SupportSupport Edit – Technically brilliant and beautifully in focus. However I would have preferred the grass stalk was cropped on the bottom edge rather than from the right.
Centy 14:45, 20 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Support, though I agree with the above opinion of a poor crop. --
Phoenix2(
talk,
review) 15:51, 20 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Support I don't think the composition is that poor, and certainly not bad enough to oppose over — the detail more than makes up for it. Though I might have to change my vote to strong oppose; one antenna isn't fully in focus. =D
-Panser Born-(talk) 18:59, 20 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Support Same as Panser born--
St.danielTalk 21:38, 20 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Support - Why don't we just have automatic FP status for Fir's work?
Iorek85 07:21, 21 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Support. I would've loved to see the insect walk upwards along the stalk, but the image is still brilliant. Does Fir have an image with an uncropped plant? -
Mgm|
(talk) 09:56, 21 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Support Didn't we just see a macro of the head a little while ago? (Not that we can't have two FPs of the same subject, and the composition is very different--a head on a black background vs. the entire thing in the wild.)--
HereToHelp 19:03, 21 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Support per Iorek85.
One 00:02, 22 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Comment Uploaded an edit with some magic cloning - no just kidding! But that's all I've got in the picture, hope it is a bit better. Didn't have time to match the processing of the original, hopefully it's not too far out for most people. --
Fir0002 08:23, 23 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Support 2nd image. Both images are fantastic, but my preference is for the updated version. --
PS2pcGAMER (
talk) 08:03, 26 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Oppose The genitals being obscured spoils it for me. There is intense research interest in insect genitals, and they have major importance in taxonomy, to the extent that some species can only be distinguished by their genitals. You probably weren't to know, but for me, it's a major defect.
Samsara (
talk •
contribs) 13:35, 29 May 2007 (UTC)reply
I'll withdraw that comment. Looks like the vast majority of it is there. Support version 2 only (v1 is a bit dark).
Samsara (
talk •
contribs) 16:40, 30 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Promoted Image:Large brown mantid07 edit.jpgMER-C 08:46, 31 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Adult Large Brown Mantid, Archimantis latistyla, approx 11cm in sizeA bit more on the side
A full body shot of this amazing insect. Excellent sharpness and nice natural posture, perched in the shade of a carrot flowerhead cleaning itself; giving it a high enc value.
Support Self Nom. --
Fir0002 04:24, 20 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Weak support (with preference for the edit) I don't like too much the composition but it is great picture (the subject is very nice). --
Ba'Gamnan |
Talk 12:28, 20 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Comment needs better caption.
grenグレン 12:13, 20 May 2007 (UTC)reply
I'm sorry Gren, but as per very lengthy discussions on the FPC talk page, the caption detail in this image is easily sufficient. --
Fir0002 22:22, 20 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Weak SupportSupport Edit – Technically brilliant and beautifully in focus. However I would have preferred the grass stalk was cropped on the bottom edge rather than from the right.
Centy 14:45, 20 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Support, though I agree with the above opinion of a poor crop. --
Phoenix2(
talk,
review) 15:51, 20 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Support I don't think the composition is that poor, and certainly not bad enough to oppose over — the detail more than makes up for it. Though I might have to change my vote to strong oppose; one antenna isn't fully in focus. =D
-Panser Born-(talk) 18:59, 20 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Support Same as Panser born--
St.danielTalk 21:38, 20 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Support - Why don't we just have automatic FP status for Fir's work?
Iorek85 07:21, 21 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Support. I would've loved to see the insect walk upwards along the stalk, but the image is still brilliant. Does Fir have an image with an uncropped plant? -
Mgm|
(talk) 09:56, 21 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Support Didn't we just see a macro of the head a little while ago? (Not that we can't have two FPs of the same subject, and the composition is very different--a head on a black background vs. the entire thing in the wild.)--
HereToHelp 19:03, 21 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Support per Iorek85.
One 00:02, 22 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Comment Uploaded an edit with some magic cloning - no just kidding! But that's all I've got in the picture, hope it is a bit better. Didn't have time to match the processing of the original, hopefully it's not too far out for most people. --
Fir0002 08:23, 23 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Support 2nd image. Both images are fantastic, but my preference is for the updated version. --
PS2pcGAMER (
talk) 08:03, 26 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Oppose The genitals being obscured spoils it for me. There is intense research interest in insect genitals, and they have major importance in taxonomy, to the extent that some species can only be distinguished by their genitals. You probably weren't to know, but for me, it's a major defect.
Samsara (
talk •
contribs) 13:35, 29 May 2007 (UTC)reply
I'll withdraw that comment. Looks like the vast majority of it is there. Support version 2 only (v1 is a bit dark).
Samsara (
talk •
contribs) 16:40, 30 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Promoted Image:Large brown mantid07 edit.jpgMER-C 08:46, 31 May 2007 (UTC)reply