Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Superb lyrbird and ferntrees.jpg

Superb Lyrebird

Reason: High quality image of this remarkable bird
Articles this image appears in: Superb Lyrebird
Creator: Fir0002

Support as nominator --Fir0002 10:44, 16 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. I know how difficult it is to spot these in the wild, but I'm not loving the composition. Certainly, that's its habitat though. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 11:12, 16 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- PS: You forgot to link to the article. Fixed it. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 11:13, 16 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support top marks for habitat and detail; maybe a little too much habitat... works better for me cropped in tight to a vertical format. Missing feet is a minor issue. The bird looks a bit "lost" in this setting, I think. --mikaul^talk 12:38, 16 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Well that's partly the point - these birds live in the undergrowth. I'll upload alternative with less habitat once commons sorts itself out --Fir0002 00:46, 17 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - That alternative is really good. Composition is much better, it's a shame that the environment is a bit unrepresentative. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 15:40, 17 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt 1 The second picture is much better than the first as far as the pose of the bird, plumage show, and seperation from the undergrowth. My only concern is it seems a tiny bit bright. This may be because of the lighting of the day and I wouldn't have mentioned it, but the greenery and bark seem to be light for undergrowth to me. Zulualpha (talk) 15:04, 17 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral Original, Support Alt 1. Both are good images of a difficult to photograph subject, but I prefer the Alt 1 even though the habitat shown is not as representative. The detail of the bird and the composition is far better. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 15:40, 17 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt 1 per Diliff. Durova²⁷⁹ 16:19, 17 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt 1 if you adjust the level The current image is too bright, so I upload a derivative work of it just to compare the two.--Caspian blue 02:41, 18 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- I thought about that too but found it made the face too dark/contrasty (which happened in your edit). I'll have a go at selectively darkening some areas and preserving most of the lyrebird (it looks more natural to me in the original) --Fir0002 09:41, 18 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - Yeah, but that sill looks washed to me. In addition without the presentation of File:Superb lyrbird in scrub-E.jpg, I can not compare all images since you removed the alt.--Caspian blue 16:23, 18 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Superb lyrbird in scrub.jpg --wadester 16 03:17, 24 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]