Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Village weaver

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 6 Oct 2018 at 21:20:02 (UTC)

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:20, 26 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support – reason for the nomination! Bammesk (talk) 03:53, 27 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support. What's a feamle, by the way? MER-C 13:55, 27 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

She wasn't sure of her gender assignment, but now she's happy to be a girl!! Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:05, 27 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Comment – Nice image of subject, but background blur (DOF) is extreme. Sca (talk) 16:29, 27 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I absolutely disagree with you Sca!. Extreme background blur is the ultimate objective in animal portraiture. Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:03, 27 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I don't see a problem with it either - it's a feature, not a bug. MER-C 20:25, 27 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The ultimate objective? Ha. See discussion here. – Sca (talk) 23:43, 27 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Sca, as far as that image, the main subject (which is the flower facing the camera) is out of focus, look at it at full resolution at 100%, it is out of focus, so "that image" has a Depth of field (DOF) problem. The image in this nomination does not have a DOF problem, the main subject is in focus. Read the article on Bokeh, bokeh is supposed to be soft and blurry and out of focus. That's what photographers want it to be. The presence of bokeh is not synonymous with an image having a DOF problem. Bammesk (talk) 00:32, 28 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Support I like the background blur, it focuses on the subject. Which has high EV, and is good quality. Mattximus (talk) 23:44, 27 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support This is a professional-grade photo with strong EV. Great work Charles. Nick-D (talk) 08:35, 28 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support - The NMI User (talk) 04:43, 30 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Village weaver (Ploceus cucullatus cucullatus) female.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:52, 6 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]