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File:Anthidium May 2014-1.jpg, not featured edit

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Info A Mason or Potter Bee (Anthidium florentinun) on a Onion flower. Notice the modified mandibles, used to cut leaves. All by Alvesgaspar (talk) 20:13, 1 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 20:13, 1 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Needs to apply shadow protection to expose dark areas on the bee. Gidip (talk) 14:14, 2 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- Sorry but I don't agree. Most of the abdomen is black and shadows in natural light should be shown as ... shadows. - Alvesgaspar (talk) 18:32, 3 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Finally had a look at this in full res. Nice work. Saffron Blaze (talk) 21:22, 3 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I think there is some slight banding in the background (grass), could you please have a look? --DXR (talk) 22:02, 3 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- Yes, a very slight banding can be seen if you look very attentively in full resolution to the bakground -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 18:45, 4 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose not enough DoF, a bit overexposed -- Christian Ferrer ^Talk 11:27, 4 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - I disagree about the DOF: every part of the animal in the foreground is rasor sharp, including the legs! As you know, DOF at this small shooting distance is of the order of one or two millimeters; increasing the f number to 16 or so wouldn't make such a difference. Yes, the white flowers are slightly overexposed but that is a small price to pay for a well exposed subject (the bee). -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 18:16, 4 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support The centered composition is a bit boring, for my personal taste a few too much room at the top. Nonetheless the detail quality is very good and the seperation from the background well done. --Tuxyso (talk) 12:44, 5 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very nice macro with great colours and great sharpness! --mathias K 06:39, 6 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Nothing exceptional. Too many gray areas. --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 16:02, 6 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose DoF would not have been a problem with a tighter crop. Daniel Case (talk) 16:29, 6 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Gra phi um 05:01, 10 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Result: 5 support, 3 oppose, 0 neutral → not featured. /A.Savin 19:01, 11 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]