Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Caribbean reef squid

Caribbean reef squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea)

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 10 Nov 2015 at 13:14:23 (UTC)

Reason: High quality, unique capture of a Caribbean reef squid flashing colors while hovering in its natural underwater environment
Articles in which this image appears: Caribbean reef squid
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Molluscs
Creator: Atsme

Support as nominator – Atsme^📞📧 13:14, 31 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Any chance of uploading a jpg version? --Godot13 (talk) 20:37, 31 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- Absolutely! In process now. Atsme^📞📧 20:52, 31 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support JPG - I think it has been a bit too aggressively denoised, but it looks good. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:50, 1 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment - @Crisco 1492: this image is also a Commons FP candidate where I was asked to "denoise" the bokeh effect and convert the .tif file to .jpg. I will admit, denoising was an improvement, but I tend to agree with you in that I probably could have left a little more noise, although bokeh is supposed to create a soft out-of-focus background. As far as article use, it is a definite improvement in that the subject is far more striking than it was pre-denoising. Also, consensus seems to prefer the lossier .jpg format over the lossless .tif but either way, I'm happy to oblige. What I hope reviewers will consider is the fact that the ocean doesn't take too kindly to still photography, particularly at 40+ ft. depths in a 1 to 2 knot current (anything higher and you're asking for miracles). Bracketing doesn't work because, for the most part, nothing is completely stationary underwater, so forget optimal HDR in the field. White balance is also a challenge and depth of field is nothing short of a miracle when shooting macro. You're underwater wearing fins for feet with a bulky air tank strapped to your back, and you're looking through the confines of an underwater mask. Underwater, everything appears to be 25%-33% closer than it actually is, and at 35 ft., you've lost most of the color spectrum so you can forget red and green alert indicators. At that point, it no longer matters how many hours are left in a day or the position of the sun when it sets; what matters most is how much air you have left in your scuba tank and to what degree you trust your "grip" who is supposed to be watching your gauges while you work, provided you even have a grip. Did I mention the trials and tribulations of backscatter, critters that are frightened of your exhaust bubbles, curious (possibly hungry) sharks, fire coral, evasive scorpion fish, and irate damselfish? Oh, and don't dare touch the coral, which means if you can't maintain neutral buoyancy and morph into a hovering tripod capable of steadying that bulky underwater housing and attached strobes, leave the macro gear at home. 😊 Atsme^📞📧 01:03, 2 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  - Just a note on the format: JPGs are better supported by Wikimedia software than PNGs, and thus why this form tends to prefer them (compare thumbnails of JPGs and PNGs). If the WMF were to ever fix the issue, there'd probably be less support for JPGs. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 04:52, 2 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, for alternate, original has my Support as well. Great contribution from Atsme, thank you ! — Cirt (talk) 03:54, 1 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support JPEG version – Yann (talk) 20:02, 1 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support JPEG version – I will always support a Caribbean reef squid :) Bammesk (talk) 00:34, 2 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support JPEG - I think it is a great shot and hard to do. My only reservation (not enough of one to effect support) is the halo that appears at full size when the image is scrolled across the screen. Assuming that this is not just my screen, I don't think anyone is going to trying to make a still image move. Given the difficulty in accomplishing a shot like this, well done.--Godot13 (talk) 01:30, 2 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support JPEG --Tremonist (talk) 14:56, 3 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 14:17, 4 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support JPEG version, works better with Wikipedia. sst✈^discuss 17:45, 4 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support JPEG - APK whisper in my ear 08:07, 6 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support as above. Much as the "regulars" know how much I admire their photography, it's nice to see such a great photograph from a Wikipedian who I don't think I have encountered before! Josh Milburn (talk) 13:49, 6 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support JPEG version --PetarM (talk) 09:09, 9 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Squid colors 2.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:47, 10 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]