Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Eurasian Nuthatch refit

Eurasian Nuthatch refit

Nice and corrected photo giving some idea about size of the animal. Photo by pl:Wikipedysta:Jojo, used in article about Eurasian Nuthatch.

Nominate and support. - Jojo 1 09:28, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
~~Support~~. Good photo! As Jojo 1 points out, the hand adds a sense of scale, otherwise the bird might be interpreted much smaller than it actually is. Not too sure about the backlighting, but it isn't really a problem for me. --Pharaoh Hound 12:03, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

~~*Support edit 1~~. --Pharaoh Hound 14:23, 16 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose. When I made my previous votes I hadn't seen the current FP nuthatch photo, this image isn't nearly as good. --Pharaoh Hound 23:43, 17 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Support Great illustrative photo with good colours. —Vanderdecken∴∫ξ φ 12:29, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Oppose. I want to like this image but a few things would have to be fixed first. The primary problem is that the subject is in shadow. I also find the obvious cloning marks (where something was eliminated from the background) on the right side distracting. Finally, there is noise visible in the bird at 100%. It's an excellent image to demonstrate the size of the bird, but it needs work before I could support it for FP. (I have downloaded it and am making an attempt at fixing the problems.) -- moondigger 14:52, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I made an editing pass, but I'm out of time for now and it's still not right. The bird has been pulled out of the shadows a bit, and the noise has been reduced. Some of the more obvious cloning marks on the right edge of the frame have been eliminated as well. But the cloning marks around the bird's tail are still there and still distracting. I may be able to work on it some more later today, or maybe somebody else could have a go at it. -- moondigger 15:15, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Weak oppose A very good pic but not quite good enough for FP in my opinion. Compare our existing featured nuthatch. This nomination doesn't quite have the same feather detail and I have a preference for animal FPs to show the critter in a natural setting ~ Veledan • Talk 17:25, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Agree with Veledan. Nice pic, but it's been superceded. --Fir0002 00:24, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose From a technical standpoint, a pretty good picture, but it doesn't have that "wow" factor for me. Spizzma 20:24, 13 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: I disagree with both of you, who obviously don't appreciate the fact that he is feeding the wild bird out of his hands! I think that this picture is beautiful, and I would love to frame it and put it on my wall!

Support. I love this picture- look at the detail and the seed in the bird's mouth. Great pic.

fpwannabe

user only has edits on FPC --Fir0002 07:42, 17 June 2006 (UTC) [reply]

Above user "fpwannabe" is a confirmed sockpuppet. --Aude (talk | contribs) 21:34, 18 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose Too much shadow, and it would be nicer to see it in its natural environment. Jens Nielsen 08:40, 17 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support Fantastic balance. Support edit1.--James 21:17, 19 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted 3 support 6 oppose Ravedave 03:05, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]