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  •   InfoAn ant in the small piece (1.5cm *2cm) of amber created , uploaded and nominated by Mbz1 --Mbz1 21:37, 16 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  •   Support --Mbz1 21:37, 16 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  •   Oppose Composition, overexposed parts, noise. Sorry --Beyond silence 23:12, 16 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  •   Comment You withdrew too early in my opinion. I really like the composition and there is no noise. To criticise the overexposure here is simply ridiculous. The only problem with the photo is that it is not too sharp and I think there are some jpeg artefacts. Maybe a size reduction can help. --AngMoKio 09:20, 17 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  •   Comment I think that it is a good picture of a difficult subject.For me it has the wow factor.But it would be better without the lines at the bottom. Vassil 12:46, 17 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  •   Comment I agree AngMoKio, you withdrew too early. This is one of those pictures that downsampling might really help. --Digon3 talk 13:48, 17 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  •   Comment Dont get demotivated too early :) --Richard Bartz 19:02, 17 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  •   Comment Thank you, everybody. I will let it stay not because I believe it will pass, but rather because I'd like to share with you wonderful world of amber for few more days. I'm going to post few more pictures here not to vote, but to look and to see. I hope the other pictures will also help you to understand how dificult the subject is. Once again, I know that in the end it is result what matters. The second picture shows a fly in my necklace. It is a very interesting piece because you could see "the crater" created, when a fly hit the resin. The third picture is the ant from the nominated picture again, but now you could better see the size. The fourth picture is mosquito from the same necklace as a fly. Please, note that mosquito survived the hole that was drilled, when the necklace was made. By the way, when I bougt the necklace, I have not look for insects in it. I found insects much later, when I looked every piece through 16x magnifier glass. One more picture shows few ants in amber. Once again these pictures posted here not to vote, but to better introduce the topic.--Mbz1 23:47, 17 August 2007 (UTC)Mbz1[reply]
  •   Comment I would like to support the third image in the top row. It is really nice - I think. And since we have so many insects featured here I think this would be a very good contribution to FP.--Christoph Michels 09:26, 18 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • Thanks, Christoph Michels. An insect in amber will be very good contribution. If nothing else it will be something different and quite unique for FR. I do not think #3 is to pass with my fingers in the image.--Mbz1 15:18, 18 August 2007 (UTC)Mbz1[reply]
    • Actually, I like the fingers. They somehow give a scale to the subject. The compression might be more of a problem to me. Your fingers seem to have "stripes". --Christoph Michels 23:08, 19 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

  I wish it was withdrown, when I've done it first time. 

result: Nomination withdrawn => not featured. Simonizer 21:13, 26 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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result: Nomination withdrawn => not featured. Simonizer 22:34, 24 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Edit 1.1 Image:Spider and ant in amber Edit.jpg, not featured edit

  •   Info created by Mbz1 - uploaded by Richard Bartz - nominated by Mbz1
  •   Info Worked on the slight noise issue, adjusted levels and rised slightly the sharpness, also modified the crop.

 

I was watching "Tarantula" in the meantime, so it was ok ;) --Richard Bartz 01:01, 21 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  •   Support Much better. --Beyond silence 00:21, 21 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  •   Support ----ßøuñçêY2K 00:45, 21 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  •   Oppose Considerably better, but noise and focus problems still remain. Such issues simply shouldn't arise in an FP of a stationary subject where the photographer has plenty of time to set up the camera for an optimal image. --MichaelMaggs 21:16, 21 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • The guideline for the nomination states: Every important object on the picture should be sharp. Important objects of the pictures are insects and they are sharp.I also do not consider that statement of yours: "Such issues simply shouldn't arise in an FP of a stationary subject where the photographer has plenty of time to set up the camera for an optimal image" to be polite. I believe we shuold discuss the image and not "the photographer" and not even his camera. How do you know what camera was used? How could you tell, if it could have been put at tripod? How do you know, if I have a macro lens for such small objects, or I do not.I'd also like to remind you that "stationary subject" are kind of very, very smal and just btw are inside amber (2 different pieces of amber, with different colors and a very different structure). How could you possibly know how much time I spent to take these pictures and what it took to take them? If you'd like to oppose every one of my images, please do so, yet I'd like to ask you to stop discussing my photography skills. I do not consider it to be polite.I guess what I meant to say is: "Welcome back, MichaelMaggs"--Mbz1 21:50, 21 August 2007 (UTC)Mbz1[reply]
My comments were intended to be constructive criticism as to how the image might be improved. Sorry if they didn't come over that way.--MichaelMaggs 05:26, 22 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  •   Oppose - Agree with MichaelMaggs - Alvesgaspar 08:54, 24 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
      • I'm not sure in what aspect you agree with MichaelMaggs: that "noise and focus problems still remain" or that "Such issues simply shouldn't arise in an FP of a stationary subject where the photographer has plenty of time to set up the camera for an optimal image.", or maybe both? Yet somehow I do not really care. I guess the most important thing is that you agree with MichaelMaggs.--Mbz1 20:23, 25 August 2007 (UTC)Mbz1[reply]
  •   I'm not sure, if it is still my nomination, or Richard is the one, who is the nominator on it now. Richard, if it is the case, please, withdraw it. Thank you, everybody for votes and for comments.
result: Nomination withdrawn => not featured. Simonizer 21:12, 26 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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result: Nomination withdrawn => not featured. Simonizer 22:32, 24 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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