Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Georgia Aquarium - Giant Grouper.jpg

 
A Giant Grouper at the Georgia Aquarium
 
Edit by Fir0002
File:Georgia Aquarium - Giant Grouper 3.jpg
Edit by Mad Max

I haven't nominated anything in a while but it seems like the standard of picture candidates has been slipping a little. ;) Heres a photo I took earlier this year of a Giant Grouper. Its quite high resolution and detailed considering it was shot through a ~1 inch thick sheet of glass. It also shows both the grouper itself as well as the smaller fish that tend to follow it for safety.

    • Good point. I remember it being identified as a Giant Grouper at the aquarium and added it only to that article - someone else has added it to the Goliath Grouper article. This misinformation is not relevent to the image itself and can easily be corrected. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 14:12, 30 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks for fixing up that error Diliff. Yes, I see that it wasn't you that attached this picture to the Goliath Grouper article. Let me just emphasise though that I don't think anyone should be nominating or supporting known erroneous images, after all this is an encyclopaedia, not just a photo gallery. --jjron 09:23, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
It's just a matter of asthetics. I think the blue water goes better with the yellow fish; they stand out more, as opposed to the original's teal color. Also, it may be just me, but the teal color seems to give the water a "murky" look, which I'm just not liking. The grouper has also been slightly sharpend in Mad Max's edit so that's good. --Life is like a box of chocolates 09:09, 31 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
We have been through the argument of aesthetics vs accuracy in the past, but as the original photographer I can confirm that the water WAS a little murky in reality and the original colour is quite accurate. I run all the photos I take through a raw processor and colour-correct if I feel it is necessary. I can understand this is a subjective thing and I can see how the edit by mad max looks 'cleaner' but I don't think that sanitising an image for aesthetics is always as important as people seem to believe. An imperfect subject is equally valid if it is photographed well. For reference, This is a photo taken from the same aquarium (although not exactly the same tank or lighting conditions). Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 09:31, 31 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I'll change my vote in response to this new information, but it really doesn't matter that much. I don't see how slightly changing the color of water in any way changes the photo's accuracy in any significant way. I mean, the photo illustrates a grouper, and in both photos the grouper is still there, the little fish are still there, and so is the rock, and they're all about the same color (the rock is a little redder but whatever). All that has changed is a slight variation in the waters color, what's the big deal? In fact, I like both the original and the mad max edit about the same, and in fact they are about the same, except as you said mad max's looks slightly "cleaner" and that was enough for me to prefer it. --Life is like a box of chocolates 10:10, 31 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Well, I agree that the difference is minimal, but the accuracy is still important IMHO. The colour of the grouper in question has also changed - it isn't just the water and rock. That said, the colour of a fish under water will always be tinted by the surrounding water so it is difficult to see the 'original' colour of a fish without pulling it out of the water. :) Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 10:18, 31 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
True. I'll admit it makes very much sense to keep the water the same color if you plan to use this photo in the Georgia Aquarium article. However, if you're just going to use it to illustrate the grouper in the grouper article, then the difference in the waters color is not a significant issue. On a lighter note I have to commend you on your other photo, very cool shot man--Life is like a box of chocolates 10:27, 31 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Georgia Aquarium - Giant Grouper.jpg ~ VeledanTalk 10:13, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]