Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Green monkey (Chlorocebus sabaeus) juvenile head.jpg

File:Green monkey (Chlorocebus sabaeus) juvenile head.jpg, featured

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• Category: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
•  Info A monkey that used to be endemic to West Africa, though it made its way to the West Indies on slave ships. This youngster has a slight squint. All by Charlesjsharp -- Charles (talk) 22:01, 25 January 2017 (UTC)
•  Support -- Charles (talk) 22:01, 25 January 2017 (UTC)
•  Support -- Thennicke (talk) 23:24, 25 January 2017 (UTC)
•  Support —Bruce1ee^talk 06:00, 26 January 2017 (UTC)
•  Support --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 06:42, 26 January 2017 (UTC)
•  Comment - I think if you darkened the bokeh somewhat, it would really help the monkey's face pop out for the viewer. Right now, I find the lack of contrast a problem. I know there's a kind of purism among FPC regulars about not changing the colors of bokeh at will, and I really don't understand it, because since bokeh isn't actually what a viewer would see if viewing this scene in person, anyway, why is altering it at will something deplorably dishonest? Sure, if it were a less blurred bokeh, that would be a different story, but given what you have to work with, why not darken it? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 18:32, 26 January 2017 (UTC)

@Ikan Kekek: I was bored, so I tried what you suggested: File:Green monkey (Chlorocebus sabaeus) juvenile head processing experiment.jpg and I agree it would help the image a lot. This is not super accurate masking and working from a limited 8-bit jpg, I would like it better if Charles does it with his source files or provides the RAW. – Lucas ^T 20:00, 26 January 2017 (UTC)

I agree. Much more pleasant and restful to look at. I feel a bit of eye strain looking at the current version of this photo. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 20:03, 26 January 2017 (UTC)

•  Support --Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 18:34, 26 January 2017 (UTC)
•  Weak oppose per above discussion, I feel the contrast to the background is not enough and the eye reflections distracting. I would volunteer to fix the BG (like this) with the source file to get best possible quality. The raw file could be uploaded here: [1] – Lucas ^T 20:18, 26 January 2017 (UTC)

•  Comment - I don't think I agree with getting rid of eye reflections. Those are natural and expected. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 21:03, 26 January 2017 (UTC)

Fair enough, I was experimenting a bit with those on how well I could make them disappear. ;) – Lucas ^T 21:18, 26 January 2017 (UTC)

Interesting ideas on artificially altering the background, but not for my images. Sorry. I'm not a total purist, but we all draw our own lines in the sand. The colours you have created just don't occur in the forest. Charles (talk) 22:20, 26 January 2017 (UTC)

• But other darker colors do. I'm going to weakly  Oppose a feature on the basis of a lack of pleasant contrast between the monkey's face and the background. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:31, 26 January 2017 (UTC)

The neutral background draws attention to the bright eyes. The alternatives proposed negated that effect. Charles (talk) 14:02, 27 January 2017 (UTC)

I respect your reasoning. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:53, 27 January 2017 (UTC)

•  Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 05:21, 27 January 2017 (UTC)
•  Support Daniel Case (talk) 06:17, 27 January 2017 (UTC)
•  Support. Like the edit by Lucas too. Jee 04:22, 28 January 2017 (UTC)
•  Support Jacopo Werther ^iγ∂ψ=mψ 08:57, 28 January 2017 (UTC)
•  Support --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 15:05, 29 January 2017 (UTC)
•  Support--Jacek Halicki (talk) 22:54, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

Confirmed results:

Result: 11 support, 2 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /--Mile (talk) 06:55, 4 February 2017 (UTC)

This image will be added to the FP gallery: Animals/Mammals