Wikipedia:Picture peer review/Tortoise

Leopard Tortoise

The Leopard tortoise Geochelone pardalis, is a large and attractively marked tortoise. It is a large, grazing species of tortoise that favours semi-arid, thorny to grassland habitats. Leopard tortoises are the fourth largest species of tortoise.

Alternative 1

Alternative 2

Had nominated many such images at FPC. After recommendation from mikaul and jjron, I have decided to have it reviewed before another chance at the nomination. It appears in the article Leopard Tortoise

Nominated by

Muhammad(talk) 18:42, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Comments

• Hi Muhammad, good to see you're still on the case ;o) – am I right in thinking this one was a later shot, after the November PC nom? It's easily the best one of the series. I would advise against nominating the others as alternatives, as they both draw attention to the weaker aspects of the stronger shot. Alt 1 has poorer lighting and composition and serves only to reinforce these weaknesses in the main shot. Lighting isn't good. You'll get people describing it as "snapshot-like", due to the camera-mounted flash, but at least the top shot has some incidental natural light highlighting some head detail. You should beware that it's not currently fashionable at FPC to show just the head, unless you are illustrating something unique and particularly notable about this part of the animal. The wider pic is too front-on and doesn't have enough impact for FP, as I see it. However much I favour the top shot, I have to say I'd probably abstain if it was nominated, as lighting (for me) is of prime importance. I wish you luck with it, all the same. --mikaul^talk 00:03, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Thanks for the review. Muhammad(talk) 12:02, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Seconder

Nominated at FPC by Muhammad. --jjron (talk) 09:39, 12 February 2008 (UTC)