Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Female mallard nest - natures pics edit2.jpg

Female Mallard

Female Mallard and ducklings

Edit 1 by Diliff - I've selectively removed the grain from around the duck to preserve details (which are less obvious in the detail anyhow), so out of focus areas have stronger noise reduction performed.

Edit 2 by Fir0002, further reduced noise, particularly in shadow above ducklings heads

Not only is it an excellent illustration for Mallard Duck, it makes a good illustration for motherhood.

Nominate and Support --Fir0002 09:25, 2 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support Lovely pic, great focus and colour. I know some will object to the off-focus ducklings but remember that the subject of this photo is the mother - Adrian Pingstone 09:42, 2 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support - very nice. Renata 11:31, 2 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Awwww duckies! --Billpg 11:37, 2 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Nice saturation and composition (not to mention being insanely cute!). --Pharaoh Hound (talk) 11:39, 2 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support per Awwwwwwwww. And good technical quality. HighInBC 17:07, 2 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support Simply Flawless. The Best of Wikipedia. Nilington 17:31, 2 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Surely this image has already a foot in Featured Pictures and congradulations. But I find it grainy. If that is the case, then do you need an edited version without noise? I like this image too. I had little duckies when I was a kid. I gave them to a farmer because the I felt their place was too little. Anyway I'll be more than happy to reduce the grain. Arad 21:10, 2 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support Edit 2. I actually think the composition is slightly busy, particularly in the thumbnail, but the detail is good and the scene is natural. I agree with Arad, I noticed the noise/grain as well and have uploaded an edit which fixes this issue. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 22:01, 2 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Commnet Nice job Diliff, but if we're gonna go with the silky smooth bg, may as well go the whole way. I've uploaded another edit which futher reduces noise, particularly above the ducklings in the shadow. See what people think --Fir0002 22:49, 2 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Support. Sweet. - Darwinek 22:18, 2 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Commnet Please vote on the image and the quality of it, not because it's cute. if that is the case, I'll upload tons of cute cats for FPs tomorrow. Arad 02:06, 3 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Awwwwwwwwww kitties! --Billpg 03:13, 3 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I'm busing taking photo from the neighbors' kitties. You'll see a new series of Featured Unbleivable Cute Kitties (for kids under 18 please do not focus of the upper case letters) by tomorrow. Arad 04:21, 3 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Sadly as a result of global warming, the lake was evaporated and this is the condition of the unfortunate duckies: [1]

The above comment was just for fun and with no other intentions. The neighbors cats or the ducks of the lake are safe and alive.

Strong Support A very colourfull and detailed picture. It is very clear and it shows both the hen and the ducklings very well. --Midnight Rider 04:38, 3 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support Edit 2, or any. It's all been said already. --jjron 06:44, 3 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Here, the image quality is the "wow" factor. --Janke | Talk 16:49, 3 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Support as per Jjron Michaeln36 10:59, 5 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support whichever edit. —Jared Hunt September 5, 2006, 21:07 (UTC)
Support Edit 2. Or any. Per Adrian Pingstone. Nauticashades 16:41, 8 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support Edit 2 Awww, i Want one. --ZeWrestler ^Talk 15:13, 9 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Support any edit. It's an amazing picture.--Hús ö nd 19:50, 9 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Do I have to add my support too? Arad 22:20, 9 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Female mallard nest - natures pics edit2.jpg Raven4x4x 03:14, 10 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]