Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Marpesia zerynthia - Los Andes.jpg

File:Marpesia zerynthia - Los Andes.jpg, featured

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Info all by Paolo Costa (talk) 20:38, 21 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Paolo Costa (talk) 20:38, 21 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose QI but FP?. Mediocre composition, distracting background, sharpening artefacts.  Richard  [®]  20:44, 21 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Richard, can you tell me where do you see the most disturbing artifacts (inner part of farthest wing)? I'm retouching the image to remove distracting parts of background and also fix the artifacts issue. --Paolo Costa (talk) 20:58, 21 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support original and alt; I've no problem with natural things like leaf burns, bird droppings, etc. but like the removal of the grass blade on right. Jkadavoor (talk) 07:24, 23 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Alt

Info Well, I re-processed the whole image, hope artifacts are not a problem anymore. Also removed several disturbing elements and re-cropped it. --Paolo Costa (talk) 02:34, 22 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support --kaʁstn Disk/Cat 07:30, 22 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support Tomer T (talk) 08:30, 22 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Paolo Costa (talk) 12:37, 22 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Jovian Eye _storm 14:01, 22 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support Significantlty improved. -- Saffron Blaze (talk) 17:44, 22 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support --ComputerHotline (talk) 14:21, 23 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose - I am sorry for the mess with the other file under, but I definitely think that the extreme left upward leaf is an abuse in the composition.--Telemaque MySon (talk) 16:53, 23 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support--Miguel Bugallo 22:17, 23 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tamba52 (talk) 09:54, 24 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Neutral I also think the leaf is a problem here while otherwise it's quite a pleasant picture. If the leaf was cropped the picture starts to feel too tight. --Ximonic (talk) 19:08, 24 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support--H. Krisp (talk) 19:44, 24 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support Gidip (talk) 19:52, 24 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Avenue (talk) 12:00, 27 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral The out of focus leaf may make the image more appealing to some. I have seen depth of field used for similar effects, and hope to try 'focus stacking' to solve issues with it. I haven't voted much on these, but I may in the future. Thus I will stay neutral.--Canoe1967 (talk) 02:04, 28 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Might be useful - but keep in mind this is not a studio shot and stacking would be impossible, with the leaves moving with the slightest wind. --Paolo Costa (talk) 05:48, 28 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Alt 2

Support -- I changed the crop. Therefore FP for me now.--Telemaque MySon (talk) 09:04, 22 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment -- I am not certain it is appropriate for a user to edit the nominator's submission unless it is requested. Saffron Blaze (talk) 10:05, 22 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Telemaque, thank you for your interest. Unfortunately some modifications on your edit I found inappropriate, like the apparent use of the "PS magic wand" to soften the background (which finds it difficult to separate hair), or the crop which is very tight. It is better in the future to upload a new alternative instead of editing directly on the file unless asked by author, as Saffron says. No problem though, I reverted the changes and posted your alternative as alt 2 and moved your vote here. Regards. --Paolo Costa (talk) 12:31, 22 April 2012 (UTC) * Comment Understood, sorry for the file up. I agree now that the crop at the bottom is too tight.--Telemaque MySon (talk) 16:54, 23 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Crop.  Richard  [®]  12:55, 22 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose too tight --Jovian Eye _storm 14:01, 22 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose too tight--Miguel Bugallo 22:17, 23 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed results:

Result: 11 support, 1 oppose, 2 neutral → featured. /George Chernilevsky ^talk 19:07, 1 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This image will be added to the FP gallery: Animals/Arthropods

The chosen alternative is: File:Marpesia zerynthia.jpg