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• Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Animals/Mammals#Family : Hominidae (Great_Apes)
•  Info created by Giles Laurent - uploaded by Giles Laurent - nominated by Giles Laurent -- Giles Laurent (talk) 23:24, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
•  Support -- Giles Laurent (talk) 23:24, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
•  Support Some problems with branches in the foreground but taking into account that it is a photo in its natural environment, it is formidable --Wilfredor (talk) 01:28, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
•  Support per Wilfredor, and also because gorillas are unfortunately so rare, but despite the drawbacks, this is a just plain good photo with a great view of the gorilla. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 04:14, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

• These gorillas are habituated so after a long hike it is very easy to get close. Unfortunately, you only have one hour with them and the light is often poor. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:24, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

•  Support per Wilfredor and Ikan Kekek. --SHB2000 (talk) 06:32, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
•  Oppose The lack of detail in the head and the foreground leaves. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:22, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

  I don't see any lack of detail on the head considering it is shot from a long distance (600mm zoom) at ISO 4000 because it is a dark forest. Also Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is dense with vegetation so some leafs in the foreground are inevitable, especially from a long distance. I actually think the leafs give a nice sense of depth and give accurate representation of the forest density. Having this picture of the full body of a wild mountain gorilla of a certain age in such dense environment is actually quite lucky in my opinion. Giles Laurent (talk) 09:36, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

  You were very unlucky to have to take the photo from so far away. Usually you will be taken very close to the group you have been allocated. Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:05, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

  We were able to go closer to the group a bit later but as it is a dense forest, you would not be able to see the whole body from closer as it would always be partially hidden behind dense vegetation. Giles Laurent (talk) 11:47, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

•  Oppose Although it is clearly a rare shot of a gorilla in its natural habitat, I don't like the lighting, especially on the face. It looks bright and whitish like a camera flash. For me, no wow, I'm sorry. --Till (talk) 11:29, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

  No flash was used and I would never use that on any animal. The light was coming from a natural opening in the forest. The brightness on the face is natural as it comes from the reflection of the light due to wet or oily skin of the face in comparison with the fur that is dark. Giles Laurent (talk) 11:42, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

  No offense, I didn't say a flash was used. But the lighting looks a bit like that to me, i.e. a bright white light seemingly coming from the direction of the camera. Of course it is natural lighting; I just don't think the photo is FP. Till (talk) 16:07, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

•  Oppose Distracting blurry "blobs", especially those in front of the gorilla, hiding part of the body. Moreover, I agree with Till about the light. Sorry -- Basile Morin (talk) 11:38, 3 April 2024 (UTC) updated comment (new version uploaded) -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:25, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
•  Weak support The big blurry bits of vegetation are unfortunately a little bit distracting but personally I think the detail on the face is fine and I like the composition overall. I get the reasons for oppose and they make sense but I think it's still a good photo. Cmao20 (talk) 15:44, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
•  Support ★ 19:56, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
•  Oppose Definitely a difficult picture to take, respect, but the light on the face looks too unnatural. Sorry.Ermell (talk) 08:10, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

   Comment Unfortunately, pictures that were taken under difficult conditions or rarely depict animals are often not adequately honoured. In this case, however, I stand by my opinion because the photo is simply not as perfect as it should be for FP. --Ermell (talk) 21:53, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

•  Weak support per Cmao20. – Aristeas (talk) 08:20, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
•  Oppose Cute, but those leaves spoil it unfortunately. I'll try my luck later with some Bwindi shots, too Poco a poco (talk) 10:40, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

  won't we all! Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:11, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

•  Info New version uploaded with highlights edited (press cmd+R on mac or ctrl+F5 on windows with image open to force refresh). What do you think now Till, Basile Morin and Ermell ? --Giles Laurent (talk) 11:10, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

  Ping everyone who's voted when you make substantial changes. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 03:18, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

  I'm not sure if I like that you darkened the photo, but I won't change my vote. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 03:19, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Alternative

•  Info Here's an alternative version that shows off the mountain gorilla more prominently, and whose crop reduces considerably the number of foreground elements. Pinging all the previous voters as suggested: Wilfredor, Ikan Kekek, SHB2000, Charlesjsharp, Till, Basile Morin, Cmao20, ★, Ermell, Aristeas and Poco a poco. Thank you in advance for the new review and wishing a nice sunday to everyone. --Giles Laurent (talk) 23:53, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
•  Support both versions -- Giles Laurent (talk) 23:53, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
•  Support This composition may be better. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 00:50, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
•  Support --MZaplotnik^(talk) 08:54, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
•  Oppose Biased, but I much prefer this youngster in a tree in the same forest or relaxing on the ground (or making a face?). Even though they are not FP quality, I also prefer this and that one. Over to you, Poco a poco for the Bwindi shoot out... Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:10, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

  Thank you for your review. Even though some are not bad, I personally think that all the pictures you linked are either of way lower quality (no fur sharpness) or of less interesting composition (no bokeh, etc.). Also they are all of very young individuals so they are not the same subject and they are also much smaller and much easier to photograph in a dense environment. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 10:45, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

•  Support per Ikan. – Aristeas (talk) 10:55, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
•  Support Cmao20 (talk) 13:43, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
•  Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 14:58, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
•  Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 11:35, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Confirmed results:

Result: 7 support, 1 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /Yann (talk) 08:19, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

This image will be added to the FP gallery: Animals/Mammals#Family : Hominidae (Great_Apes)

The chosen alternative is: File:064 Mountain gorilla climbing a tree at Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park (crop) Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg