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Original - Macleay's Swallowtail (Graphium macleayanus), Franklin - Gordon Wild Rivers National Park, Tasmania, AustraliaCrop
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It took a lot of effort to get this shot (hours driving and hours to get the shot), so I hope it passes. I believe it meets the criteria. I'd say its the best looking butterfly found here.
Comment: Is the amorphous zone that takes up much of the left of the picture needed? Would it be better cropped to a square? Snowman (talk) 15:06, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
As they hang around the tree tops, then drop down for a quick bite to eat and disappear again it was difficult enough to get them in focus. There was simply not enough time to fiddle around with focus stacking and the like. Noodle snacks (talk) 00:21, 20 November 2009 (UTC)
Weak Support. It has very high EV as it provides a lot of detail and presents all parts of the Swallowtail. Is true that the subject only occupies 20% of the image, however the background is not distracting but focused on the subject, and thus the composition is very good. White (flash?) flowers are slightly distracting. Technical quality meets FP criteria. Would be worth trying the crop though. Elekhh (talk) 19:22, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
Support original, weak oppose crop: High EV, nicely captured. The composition of the original is superior to the crop. Maedin\talk08:10, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
Support either. Looks good to me. The pseudo-requirement that insects be completely in the focus plane has left us with very limited possibilities for butterfly photography. I think DOF is over-emphasized in this area and we should be willing to exercise more creativity in our insect photography. This photograph is a good example of that, IMO. Kaldari (talk) 17:38, 25 November 2009 (UTC)
