Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Aeshna cyanea freshly slipped L2.jpg

Aeshna cyanea moulting

Original - Moulting phase of a Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea. Arthropods possess an exoskeleton which provides support and defends the animal from mechanical injury. The exoskeleton however, limits growth, and is periodically shed in a process referred to as moulting.

Edit 1 by Fir0002 - sharpened, NR, dust spot removal

Reason: Very high encylopedic value
Articles this image appears in: Southern Hawker
Creator: Bohringer

Support as nominator --Muhammad(talk) 14:07, 27 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Very encylopedic, with good detail and good overall quality. Couldn't this be added to moulting? NauticaShad es 14:14, 27 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- I've added it.--ragesoss (talk) 19:58, 27 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Is there a particular reason why we're not presenting this as an animation? Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 16:04, 27 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- IMO, a series like this works better than an animation because this way, a viewer can observe each image at ease, without any time constraints. Muhammad(talk) 16:37, 27 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  - Cf. Image:Cicada molting animated-2.gif (FP). Papa Lima Whiskey (todo) 17:08, 27 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    - Note that the frame changes significantly, so animation is likely impractical. Thegreenj 17:40, 27 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
      - It would just have to be a bit slower. I personally find the Cicada one a bit too fast anyway. And it's by no means perfectly suited for animation either - the lighting varies quite a bit between frames. And just to pre-empt a possible further question - I don't think a real time video of the event would be out of place at all, and I think it would be a better alternative. However, I don't see that as a reason to oppose this image now. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk; todo) 18:33, 27 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
        Is someone skilled enough to put together an animation? I think the cicada has to be an animation because of the poor background, but this one doesn't have to be. I do wonder about its impact as an animation, though. --Blechnic (talk) 20:07, 27 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
        I'll take a crack at an animation. de Bivort 20:51, 27 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
        NVM - I started to this, but between the shifting framing and lighting conditions, I don't think the images are amenable to animation. de Bivort 21:17, 27 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
        Okay. Thanks for trying. --Blechnic (talk) 21:32, 27 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Muhammad, would you mind going back to the originals and arranging them as a 4×3 grid? Thegreenj 17:40, 27 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Do you mean Image:Aeshna cyanea freshly slipped Q1.jpg? Papa Lima Whiskey (talk; todo) 18:26, 27 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  - Oops! I thought Muhammad was the creator... But yeah, like that. Thegreenj 18:30, 27 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support I'm in love. --Blechnic (talk) 19:24, 27 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Amazing! Such a dramatic transformation after it leaves its old skin.--ragesoss (talk) 19:45, 27 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support per the points mentioned by Nauticashades. Well done. —αἰτίας •discussion• 19:57, 27 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Not only encyclopaedic, but a quality image as well. Applause. --Meldshal (§peak to me) 21:12, 27 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support for proving life is beautiful. What gorgeous images; I'm not in favor of an animation, even were it possible here, because I much prefer viewing these frames at my own pace. Also oppose the grammar in the caption. Should be: "The exoskeleton limits growth, however, and is periodically shed in a process referred to as moulting." --Fletcher (talk) 23:05, 27 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support With preference for edit 1. Despite some frames which have poor sharpness (i think due to low light) the overal sequence is very enc. --Fir0002 00:05, 28 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support Brilliant. —Pengo 15:30, 28 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support. A lot more interesting than a lot of the bug pics that are nominated. Intothewoods29 (talk) 20:04, 28 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support I wanted to nominate it here too after having seen it on Commons' FPC. I think I would have supported any of them alone. Amazing. Blieusong (talk) 21:13, 28 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support Don't think I can say anything that hasn't been exclaimed above but I believe brilliant sums it up very well, very encyclopedic, very good shot(s). Cat-five - talk 08:30, 29 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support Edit 1 - Each photo is capable of being a Featured pic. Superbly done. And good job to fir on Sharping. --66.36.137.22 (talk) 20:38, 1 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Is there any video of the same process? --69.127.161.198 (talk) 03:01, 2 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Aeshna cyanea freshly slipped L2.jpg MER-C 06:25, 3 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]