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File:Yellow papillae flatworm (Thysanozoon nigropapillosum).jpg, featured[edit]

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Rare underwater capture of a swimming yellow papillae flatworm (Thysanozoon nigropapillosum), 40 ft (12 m) depth, Yap
  • Category: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals
  •  Info Rare capture of a yellow papillae flatworm (Thysanozoon nigropapillosum) swimming at 40 ft (12 m) depth, Manta Ray Bay, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia. Created, uploaded and nominated by Atsme (Betty Wills) -- 17:35, 8 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support -- Atsme😊📞 17:35, 8 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support --Christian Ferrer (talk) 19:47, 8 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Small but the composition is lovely LivioAndronico (talk) 21:11, 8 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Curious and interesting animal (but I suggest a ccw rotation). 😄 ArionEstar 😜 (talk) 22:07, 8 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Wonderful! --Medium69 You wanted talk to me? 00:48, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose Attractive and useful pic; however, too much unsharpness and CA for FP. Daniel Case (talk) 06:26, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose Small resolution, unsharp. -- Pofka (talk) 13:13, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • {{o}} Sorry but I think we need more details and sharpness even for underwater images --ArildV (talk) 21:37, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • Curious - may I ask what details you expect from an underwater close-up shot of a 2 in. flatworm swimming? Atsme 📞 23:07, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
      •  Neutral My big problem with the images is that he black part of the body is just black, no texture is visible. I don't have your experience in underwater photography, and maybe I'm asking for too much. But in order to vote support I have to answer the question why FP? Is the colors and the composition outstanding? I'm not sure. Is the quality outstanding? Not as far as I understand, but I could be wrong.--ArildV (talk) 01:05, 10 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
        • Thank you for the response, ArildV, and for giving me the opportunity to explain. The black portion of the body is actually described in RS as a deep black dorsal surface with yellow-tipped papillae, the latter of which is the texture. Remember, it's only 1-1/2 in. to 2 in. long. The image is a perfect example of the species, not to mention a rare shot of it swimming in the water column. The bokeh effect draws your eye to the subject which is what it's supposed to do. Google images of a golden-tipped flatworm swimming and see what comes up. Try to imagine being 40 ft. deep with a 30 lb. tank strapped to your back, a mask on your face, a regulator in your mouth, fins on your feet, and there's a 1 to 2 knot current pushing at your back. Some photogs use reef hooks in such an environment, but I was untethered. The camera's inside a bulky u/w housing with a pair of long-armed strobes attached. The viz is a bit murky and the lighting sucks. You see a tiny little black object coming toward you. You don't know if it's debris or fish poop. You realize it's a critter, but when you try to approach, it swims away. You outmaneuver it because you sure as heck can't out-swim it. You need the strobes set at 5500k to replace the color spectrum that was lost at 33 ft. You're also dealing with light refraction in the water so you have to be at just the right distance from the subject. You don't get to take continuous shots for stacking, no bracketing, no dynamic ranging, no tripod, your f-stop is 3.8, ISO 50, speed 1/500 sec. You need to get close enough to light that little booger without backscatter or blowing out the whites, yet not so close that you lose what little depth of field you have to bring your subject into focus. It's tiny and its moving, and so are you. I got the shot complete with its small, ear-like pseudo tentacles (each about an 1/8 in) in the middle of the anterior end. 😊 Atsme 📞 04:16, 10 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Thanks for the description Atsme, it is entertaining. ;o) Yann (talk) 08:36, 10 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Weak support for the topic. --Tremonist (talk) 14:16, 10 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support--ArildV (talk) 14:34, 10 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support - This is one image with bokeh that doesn't bother me, and I understand the necessity of it. First of all, I think it's just a plain good photograph, and then added to that is the documentation aspect. We should feature this photo. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 18:24, 16 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Confirmed results:
Result: 9 support, 2 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /George Chernilevsky talk 06:14, 18 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
This image will be added to the FP gallery: Animals#Class_:_Turbellaria
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