Commons:Featured picture candidates/Image:Le Grand Heron Profil.jpg

Image:Le Grand Heron Profil.jpg, featured

•  Info created by Acarpentier - uploaded by Acarpentier - nominated by Acarpentier -- Acarpentier 00:15, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
•  Info The Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, is a wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae
•  Support -- Acarpentier 00:15, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
•  Support -- A bit centred, but still very good. Lycaon 00:19, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
•  Support I actually like this better than your previous FP so that's why I'm supporting. However I would hope only one would have gotten featured. After all, it's the same animal, and you could theoretically get 10 good shots of it (not that it's easy, just easier once you have a subject in good light). Just noticed that it's a different day, but my general uneasy feeling stands. They can all be QI, but my heron bar on FP just went up. Dori - Talk 03:37, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

Yes I understand your concern, I've nominated it because it's a good side-view... But after that one, I'll give the heron a break ;)  Acarpentier 06:14, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

•  Support Ack Lycaon. --Thermos 06:12, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
•  Support, the composition isn't perfect in my eyes, but it's still a very good photo. --Aqwis 12:02, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
•  Neutral I would have preferred it if the aperture was slightly larger. Why did you use f/14 and 1/100 sec instead of let's say f/4, which would effectively isolate the background. Freedom to share 17:14, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
  • I prefer it this way, you open aperture too much on a big bird, and then you lose focus on the subject. I wouldn't have gone below f/8 if even that. Besides, sometimes you want added context of the background without seeing any hats :). Dori - Talk 17:28, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

• :-)). Lycaon 17:40, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
• :-)) Nice one. I wasn't trying to be too particular, but rather ask about the other possibilities. Freedom to share 18:46, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

•  Support -- MJJR 20:55, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
•  Support Ack Lycaon. --LucaG 21:02, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
•  Support Nice image. (However can I the black signature, in my eyes it kind of mess up the discussion area.) /Daniel78 20:06, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

Already removed. I where testing the signature features... ;)Acarpentier 21:29, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

•  Oppose Great image of the bird - excellent details and exposure. What bothers me is the busy background and I agree that a wider aperture would have probably helped to emphasize the subject more. The separation of water and rocks seems to cut right through the bird's head which is also not quite ideal. My other nitpick is the central composition with a lot of wasted (as opposed to empty) space behind the bird on the left. Nice image but not quite the very best... Wwcsig 22:18, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
•  Support--Wisnia6522 12:56, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
•  Support Basik07 08:23, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
•  Oppose -- the background around the head ruins it for me, and the composition isn't ideal. Sharp, nice detail on bird, but not FP quality in my view. -- 203.211.106.53 10:21, 24 November 2007 (UTC) you are late and you are anonymous and as such not counted. Lycaon 12:47, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

result: 10 supports, 1 oppose, 1 neutral => featured. Benh 20:56, 25 November 2007 (UTC)