Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Great Horned Owl

Reason: This is an excellent image with a spectacular subject. It meets all of the technical requirements of a FP, and demonstrates its subject very well. The picture also contributes a lot to the articles it appears in, and is very encyclopedic.
Articles this image appears in: Great Horned Owl, List of Canadian provincial and territorial symbols, Symbols of Alberta
Creator: Taken by Peter Manidis

Support as nominator — Emery 00:21, 31 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Cautious Support Some DOF problems, the scourge of all macro photography. Also, the subject is cut off. But I love how (in certain places) you can see the individual feathers.--Here T oHelp 01:39, 31 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Excellent image, very high resolution and high quality. Userpie 01:40, 31 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Question What's that yellow aura? —Pengo 04:22, 31 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - looks like severe over-use of the shadow/highlight tool, also DOF issues. --YFB ¿ 04:34, 31 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support I like it, But what IS that yellow aura? 8thstar 14:07, 31 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, mainly because of prominent halo from photoshopping (using unsharp mask?). Can we see the original, please? --Janke | Talk 09:44, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Looks fake, and that's a problem no matter what caused the yellow halo, background that looks like a mottled sheet, and over-sharp edges on the owl. Enuja 02:27, 3 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Left and right of pic are unacceptably blurry - Adrian Pingstone 08:16, 3 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support that is one cocky owl :P --Hadz^Talk 11:49, 5 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose It looks like some photoshopping or a lens defect left one one spot FP worthy. Althepal 21:32, 6 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted MER-C 05:22, 7 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]