Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Bronzewing pigeon

Brush Bronzewing pigeon

Original - Brush bronzewing pigeon, Phaps elegans, standing upon it's semi-completed nest which was just a few feet above the ground in the crown of a treefern.

Edit 1 by Fir0002 - noise reduction in the shadows

Reason: A good side view of the bird which shows the destinctive colored plumage on the wings
Articles this image appears in: Brush Bronzewing, Phaps and Bronzewing pigeon.
Creator: Benjamint

Support as nominator Benjamint 02:11, 2 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
SupportRyan shell (talk) 15:10, 2 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very well done. —αἰτίας •discussion• 15:12, 2 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support - very well executed --Hadseys (talk • contribs) 16:05, 2 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose - very sharp, but the flash makes the lighting look quite harsh. Schcambo (talk) 19:11, 2 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Oppose it's not blown out, but there's a pretty significant flash relection off the bird's stomach and off some of the leaves in the nest. The lighting looks very harsh overall b/c of the flash. If someone can fix the lighting issues, I will gladly change to support, as this is a pretty nice picture. Clegs (talk) 20:37, 2 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Support Either - preference for Edit 1. The picture has excellent sharpness and portrays the subject well in a natural environment. However the flash lighting is a bit harsh - hence the "weak". That said, I think the flash was probably necessary to bring out the iridescent colours in the wing of the bird so it's not altogether bad. The only other quibble I have with it is that the composition is a little tight on the RHS - gets too near to cutting off its tail.--Fir0002 22:18, 2 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral.Oppose Seems oversharpened, esp. in the neck feathers. Samsara (talk • contribs) 12:35, 3 February 2008 (UTC) Looking at it a second time, the flash does bother me now, and the framing, as mentioned above, is off, with the tail feathers on the edge of the picture. Samsara noadmin (talk) 14:08, 4 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose The flash lighting is really bad, the composition is not very compelling, there are distracting elements in the BG, it is oversharpened. -Fcb981(talk:contribs) 04:42, 4 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per direclty above. Bad lighting. Juliancolton ^{(The Giants Win!)} 21:41, 5 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Per above. Flash light and oversharpening disturb. Lycaon (talk) 23:58, 5 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Flash light. -- RM 04:04, 7 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted MER-C 06:48, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]