Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Longnose batfish.jpg

File:Longnose batfish.jpg, featured

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• Category: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish
•  Info Photograph was taken underwater at about 30 ft. on a very sandy bottom with lots of coral rubble. I wasn't too far from shore where the surge was quite noticeable. It made focusing difficult and also kept the sand stirred up. Batfish are not common on Bari Reef - haven't seen another one anywhere near the island in over a decade. Batfish are quite skittish so it is very difficult to get them to sit still long enough for the sand to settle (sand in the water column=backscatter which can ruin the picture). They have a unique texture with a sort of algae-like overcoat so please don't mistake it for artifacts or CA. Created, uploaded, nominated by Atsme 📞 02:11, 10 June 2017 (UTC)
•  Support -- Atsme 📞 02:11, 10 June 2017 (UTC)
•  Support Daphne Lantier 03:25, 10 June 2017 (UTC)
•  Support Love those lips. Daniel Case (talk) 03:29, 10 June 2017 (UTC)

^{Pssst...Daniel - and the lipstick won't come off on your collar. Atsme 📞 03:38, 10 June 2017 (UTC)}

•  Support Mmm. Jee 04:06, 10 June 2017 (UTC)
•  Support - Cool! -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 04:10, 10 June 2017 (UTC)
•  Support Wow. --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 06:14, 10 June 2017 (UTC)
•  Support Christian Ferrer ^(talk) 07:34, 10 June 2017 (UTC)
•  Support Nice capture. —Bruce1ee^talk 07:36, 10 June 2017 (UTC)
•  Support --Hockei (talk) 07:56, 10 June 2017 (UTC)
•  Support Very wow! --cart-Talk 08:35, 10 June 2017 (UTC)
•  Support --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 08:54, 10 June 2017 (UTC)
•  Support I don't know what quality one can achieve underwater, but I like this. Charles (talk) 10:15, 10 June 2017 (UTC)
•  Support @Charlesjsharp: I used to take underwater photos and it's not easy to get a really good one. Sand and other debris scatter the light, the currents are moving you around, and if your subject is a fish, it's 99.99% likely to be moving around too. PumpkinSky talk 10:45, 10 June 2017 (UTC)
•  Support compo isnt perfect, but fish is rare to see. --Mile (talk) 12:53, 10 June 2017 (UTC)
•  Support. Good quality for the conditions. The lips are especially stunning. I've added the picture to the English Wikipedia page for the fish. --Kimsey0 (talk) 19:34, 10 June 2017 (UTC)
•  Support Not sure how I scrolled through this without looking at least three times, mistake rectified now. :) -- KennyOMG (talk) 20:10, 10 June 2017 (UTC)
•  Support --Tomascastelazo (talk) 03:37, 12 June 2017 (UTC)
•  Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 07:15, 12 June 2017 (UTC)

Confirmed results:

Result: 18 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /Jee 12:08, 15 June 2017 (UTC)

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