Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Somatochlora albicincta emerging from the nymph stage in Bowron Lake Provincial Park, BC (DSCF2350).jpg

File:Somatochlora albicincta emerging from the nymph stage in Bowron Lake Provincial Park, BC (DSCF2350).jpg, not featured

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Info by -- Trougnouf (talk) 07:30, 1 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Trougnouf (talk) 07:30, 1 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Stepro (talk) 08:10, 1 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support Nice pic. Not the highest resolution but the insect is very sharp. Cmao20 (talk) 13:36, 1 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Llez (talk) 14:37, 1 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support per others and a great moment. Did you have to wait a while for the insect to emerge? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 19:18, 1 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Comment We found it just like that. The process from full emergence to flight takes 1-3 hours (per [1]), and it was perfectly still the entire time we were there (30 minutes or so). --Trougnouf (talk) 19:52, 1 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose The branch is distracting, ~~and the trunk not vertical. This is a weird position to emerge (unrealistic angle).~~ Only 5,5 Mpx -- Basile Morin (talk) 23:34, 1 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Trees are not always straight and dragonflies often pick such an angle. Here is another angle where you can see the trunk is not straight and the dragonfly is hanging with the angle shown File:Somatochlora albicincta emerging from the nymph stage in Bowron Lake Provincial Park, BC (DSCF2357).jpg --Trougnouf (talk) 06:22, 2 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This posture might be more faithful than I suspected, however I still find the composition cluttered, due to the branch and the busy background. Compare with this one for example (more striking appearance and higher resolution, from 2009) -- Basile Morin (talk) 07:27, 2 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed I prefer that FP you linked, awesome Poco a poco (talk) 08:06, 2 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Edit conflict) Weak oppose Basile is right, the moment is great and special but there are too many distracting elements in the image, specially the branch is killing it, look at this example in comparison. I don't know whether the angle is realistic or not, but the compo would be more pleasant if the the lines were verticals. I know that the editing effort would be very significant but would reconsider a support if you clone out the branch and rotate the image. If you try and the result is not good I can give it a try, too --Poco a poco (talk) 08:02, 2 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Changing the angle would be changing the nature of this scene, besides if that angle is so unbelievable then it is definitely a feature worth capturing.
The surface on File:Metamorphosis of a dragonfly In progress (7343478646).jpg is so straight it appears to be an artificial structure (and it is capturing a different stage anyway). File:Anax Imperator 2(loz).JPG is already a FP, rightfully so, but it captures a different family of bug and a completely different scene (a stick, likely on the water, vs the edge of a lush forest). There is no reason one type of picture excludes the other. While removing the branch wouldn't hurt the educational scope as much as changing the angle, I won't remove it for similar reasons I wouldn't move it in real life: it's part of the scene; a busy wooded area cramped with trees, moss, branches, fungi, and virtually no man-made manicure, and I think it frames the firefly beautifully. --Trougnouf (talk) 08:28, 2 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

That nomination passed just 7-3, the background was less cluttered, and the light much better. We're here to select the best images -- Basile Morin (talk) 09:59, 2 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose The angle of the dragonfly should not be changed. This is how it can be. But unfortunately, the cluttered composition is not great. It is really tricky to 'isolate' an emerging dragonfly. Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:42, 2 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Basile. Daniel Case (talk) 01:50, 5 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed results:

Result: 5 support, 4 oppose, 0 neutral → not featured. /Basile Morin (talk) 13:25, 10 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]