I think this is an amazing picture. They only show up every 17 years, and the photo is good. From
[1]. 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.
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.--
Elfer21:26, 24 August 2005 (UTC)reply
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)reply
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. --
Elfer22:21, 24 August 2005 (UTC)reply
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 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 |
Talk21:16, 26 August 2005 (UTC)reply
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)reply
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)
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 Levine18:46, 4 September 2005 (UTC)reply
I think this is an amazing picture. They only show up every 17 years, and the photo is good. From
[1]. 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.
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.--
Elfer21:26, 24 August 2005 (UTC)reply
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)reply
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. --
Elfer22:21, 24 August 2005 (UTC)reply
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 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 |
Talk21:16, 26 August 2005 (UTC)reply
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)reply
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)
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 Levine18:46, 4 September 2005 (UTC)reply