Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:015 Wild Red Deer Switzerland Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg

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• Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Animals/Mammals/Artiodactyla#Family : Cervidae (Deer)
•  Info Wild red deers are very shy animals and difficult to photograph in Switzerland because they are difficult to approach. By wearing a ghillie suit, I was able to photograph this young red deer in it's natural environment without beeing detected. Created by Giles Laurent - uploaded by Giles Laurent - nominated by Giles Laurent -- Giles Laurent (talk) 23:57, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
•  Support -- Giles Laurent (talk) 23:57, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
•  Support Wonderful and IMO FP as it is, but I added a crop suggestion in case anyone is bothered by the blurry leaves Cmao20 (talk) 02:12, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

  Thank you! I think the branches/leaves on the left give a nice sense of depth to the image that I personally prefer over the croped version Giles Laurent (talk) 09:49, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

•  Comment Blown highlights (horns, hair, branches) and chromatic aberrations (horns) -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:32, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

  Thank you for the review. The shot was captured with the subject beeing backlit on a dark forest so the highlights are normal for a situation like this. For the chromatic aberrations I'll fix them tonight once I get back home. Giles Laurent (talk) 09:56, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

• Sorry but blown highlights are not "normal" at FPC. It certainly was a difficult shot, however, technically a back lit scene should be underexposed a few stops to avoid any burnt parts. There are several zones completely white, like in this nomination or that one -- Basile Morin (talk) 10:23, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

  I'll have a closer look at it tonight once I'll have access to a computer Giles Laurent (talk) 11:34, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

  Done, new file uploaded (press cmd+R on keyboard to force refresh on a MacOS or F5 on Windows), I took care of highlights and CA. Giles Laurent (talk) 23:32, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

•  Yes, horns and hair are much better now -- Basile Morin (talk) 00:48, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

•  Support What lenses what used to perform this shoot? --Wilfredor (talk) 04:38, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

  Thank you, it was captured with a Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS + a LensCoat to camouflage it Giles Laurent (talk) 10:03, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

  Did you use any scent on your body besides camouflage? Wilfredor (talk) 15:06, 15 January 2024 (UTC)

  I didn't use perfumes, in order to reduce chances of beeing detected as the animals could otherwise more easily detect me by smell. But it's impossible to completely erase human smell. So when possible, I also pay attention to the direction of the wind and try not having it going in the direction of the animal (but wind direction sometimes change). During mating season you often hear the red deers before you see them so you can know in what direction they are before you see them. Giles Laurent (talk) 18:45, 15 January 2024 (UTC)

•  Support --Yann (talk) 11:51, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
•  Support ★ 14:07, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
•  Support --Palauenc05 (talk) 14:40, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
•  Support JukoFF (talk) 16:04, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
•  Support Yes, as Basile said, technically with flaws, but a nice action shot. I would have cropped it a bit left and right. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:53, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
•  Strong support Great action shot! Please don't crop, the blurry elements in the foreground make the image especially appealing. Thanks for removing the CA's and highlights. -- Radomianin (talk) 23:44, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

• On reflection, I agree. Charlesjsharp (talk) 14:24, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

•  Support Poco a poco (talk) 10:04, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
•  Support could be --Mile (talk) 11:40, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
•  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 15:30, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
•  Support Thank you for the improvements. --Aristeas (talk) 20:45, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
•  Support --Famberhorst (talk) 05:52, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
•  Support — Draceane ^talk_contrib. 09:44, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
•  Support per Aristeas.--Ermell (talk) 20:42, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
•  Support --SDudley (talk) 20:29, 17 January 2024 (UTC)

Confirmed results:

Result: 18 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /-- Radomianin (talk) 05:52, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

This image will be added to the FP gallery: Animals/Mammals/Artiodactyla#Family : Cervidae (Deer)