Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Tadorna radjah - Centenary Lakes.jpg

Radjah Shelduck

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 31 Jul 2011 at 00:00:52 (UTC)

Reason: Quite an attractive duck, meets criteria and is the best available image. I was dedicated enough to stand out in the pouring rain for hours that day :P.
Articles in which this image appears: Raja Shelduck
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: JJ Harrison

Support as nominator --JJ Harrison (talk) 00:00, 22 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support Widened the infobox. Still not as good as if lead shot only.TCO (reviews needed) 00:47, 22 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support great photo for an encyclopedia, though I wish it had more artistic quality. Pine _{(was GreenPine)} ^talk 18:06, 22 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Can you make the crop a little tighter on the left hand side of the image? The image seems wider than necessary. The extra space on the left isn't adding any value IMO. Pine _{(was GreenPine)} ^talk 07:52, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- ~~Thank you, I like the copped version better.~~ Pine _{(was GreenPine)} ^talk 02:41, 25 July 2011 (UTC) Taking another look at this, I don't have a strong preference one way or another, and I think someone said on a different photo that they like having some negative space in front of the subject. Most comments seem to be about the original photo and I have no serious objection to FP for that version. Pine _{(was GreenPine)} ^talk 21:12, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support. TBH I usually favour a less profile shot (prefer 45° side to front on) and to have some view of the feet, but on the converse, very good lighting control, focus, & overall composition. And besides, people want ducks. --jjron (talk) 11:10, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support seems a bit bright to me and the brown thing in the background should be removed next time, but nice composition and good quality. --ka ʁs tn 22:07, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Unfortanate that it has a beetle on its nose.TCO (reviews needed) 12:48, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- They are nares (see here), which perform a similar function to nostrils. JJ Harrison (talk) 22:00, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support A great photo, it's a shame we can't see the feet, but such is life. TehGrauniad (talk) 00:11, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support ■ MMXX ^talk 13:04, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support crop --99of9 (talk) 12:57, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- either is fine, but I marginally prefer the original. NotFromUtrecht (talk) 15:17, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Tadorna radjah - Centenary Lakes.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 23:00, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]