Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Snowflake moray

Snowflake moray

Reason: EV, high resolution
Articles this image appears in: Snowflake moray
Creator: Mbz1

Comment The images were taken underwater and in the wild.--Mbz1 (talk) 02:15, 10 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That's great. Camera details says you took it with Olympus Stylus 720 SW. Very cool you get to have one of those :) Zoo Fari 04:38, 14 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Support as nominator --Mbz1 (talk) 02:05, 10 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support original per nom. Durova^Charge! 05:53, 10 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support either, though somehow I like alternative 1 better, might be the more serene colours. Narayanese (talk) 05:58, 10 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt - I like the fact that the whole body is shown, in addition to apparent camouflage. Did you leave with all your fingers? He doesn't look too happy to see you! ~ ωαdεstεr16_«talk^stalk» 06:05, 10 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, he was not happy at all, but I did not care about the danger. The only thing I was thinking about was how to take a better shot for Wikipedia :).
What is interesting that although the eels do bite, the biggest offender there is a beautiful and relatively small Picasso trigger fish. Here's the image of a bitten finger I took File:Triggerfish bite.JPG--Mbz1 (talk) 16:19, 10 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

One would think you would learn from that. :-) Apparently danger is your middle name. ~ ωαdεstεr16_«talk^stalk» 06:34, 11 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It is not my finger. I did learn from this. Few people around me were bitten. One woman was screaming like she was bitten by a shark. Ever sinse, when I swimm in the area I hold my arms together at my chest using only my feet covered by flippers to get around. Of course, when I take pictures, I forget about everything except the camera in my hand.:)--Mbz1 (talk) 04:19, 14 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Neutral it probably cannot be helped, as the photos are underwater, but the image is unpleasantly distorted and blurry in some parts. Its not bad but enough to be irritating, the whole photo is kind of like using glasses that are not the correct prescription. It is a very interesting photo however. Icewedge (talk) 07:12, 10 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support alt quality isn't perfect but rarity does it for me --Muhammad(talk) 20:25, 10 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose: Completely boring --Tufacave (talk) 21:52, 10 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Info Few weeks ago I was contacted by Waikiki aquarium. They asked for permission to use both images to make a stuffed eel to be used for education and display in the aquarium. Today I e-mailed them to find out, if the eel is ready yet. Here's their response:

"Hi, Yes Everyone loves it!! Tomorrow is the first "small fry" class, we will see it in use. I'll take a picture and send to you."

Of course this stuffed eel is going to be used for kids education, and I believe neither these poor kids nor aquarium staff are mature enough to realize how "completely boring" it actually is, or maybe... :)--Mbz1 (talk) 00:45, 11 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Don't worry about the user. Something tells me that he is in bad temper because his photographs didn't get promoted. He even happened to accuse an administrator in his own userpage introduction. That's what I believe according to his contributions. Zoo Fari 01:11, 11 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, ZooFari. Here's the image the image of my eel and the kids in Waikiki Aquarium. These are the reviewers I'm always happy to take pictures for. :)--Mbz1 (talk) 01:10, 12 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Support either with preference of Alt 1. Not bad for an underwater capture :) Zoo Fari 01:11, 11 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support alt 1 Great illustration of the eel and camouflage.Terri G (talk) 19:59, 12 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Snowflake moray in Kona.jpg MER-C 01:40, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]