Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Giant kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima) female composite.jpg

File:Giant kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima) female composite.jpg, featured

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• Category: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
•  Info This composite shows a female giant kingfisher (the largest kingfisher species in Africa) smashing a tilapia against a post to break its spine so it can swallow it. We saw it do this three times with the same fish. All by Charlesjsharp -- Charles (talk) 09:55, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
•  Support -- Charles (talk) 09:55, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
•  Support - Great images and educational value. However, please specify in your file description what is happening in what order (left to right or right to left), for maximum instructional value. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 10:10, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
•  enthusiastic support The bird in the middle is not exactly in focus but this doesn't lower the overall quality too much. --AWeith (talk) 10:48, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
  • Yes, I was on 1/800 sec not expecting to see some action! Charles (talk) 13:16, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

•  CommentYes, these are the incidents that wildlife photographers enjoy most. --AWeith (talk) 15:23, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

•  Support I love these animal behavior photos. --cart-Talk 11:58, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
•  Support --Morning (talk) 14:20, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
•  Support. Individual files separately uploaded and mentioned in "other versions" may good. Jee 16:59, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
•  Support lNeverCry 00:59, 8 November 2016 (UTC)
•  Oppose An excellent series, no complaints about the photos themselves. However, they would be far more useful as individual images, which can be arranged in this way if desired (see w:Dynamic range#Photography), but the added advantage is that they can be used individually, arranged vertically, etc. in ways that you can't with the fixed sequence here. Could you please add the original images as a set below? -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 01:38, 8 November 2016 (UTC)
•  Oppose Charles couldnt this go into .gif or maybe movie ? But some picture more would help to understand the situation. When doing so, i think same size of frames are also needed. Here are suppose 3 different. --Mile (talk) 06:51, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

• Since some was changed i strike my vote. --Mile (talk) 17:51, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

•  Comment I took more images, but they don't show anything else interesting. I guess someone could combine them into a .gif, but I don't do that. I don't think you can nominate three separate images as a series for FP can you? That's why I did the composite. Charles (talk) 09:54, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

•  Comment - I thought you could nominate them in a series. Why not? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 10:55, 8 November 2016 (UTC)
• Surely such a series of this "natural event" would be similar to this sequence and that is a FP set. cart-Talk 11:48, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

OK. If that is the consensus, I can do that, but I'm not convinced the presentation would be as powerful as the composite. Charles (talk) 12:25, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

 Comment - I don't think it's essential that it be an either/or. Instead, you could point to the individual photos as "other versions". I also still think it's important to state in your file description what is happening in each frame, and whether to read it from left to right or right to left. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 13:28, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

+1 - The individual photos would complement the nominated pic perfectly. --cart-Talk 15:26, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

Here you are everyone. @King of Hearts: @PetarM: I've added a 4th image that shows the blood dripping down the victim's body and the individual images are below... Charles (talk) 12:20, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

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  Kingfisher returns to perch with fish
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  She smashes it against the post to break its spine
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  Job done
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  And here's the blood to prove it

• I like last one, it could be FP in sole. Its above 2 MPx. --Mile (talk) 13:53, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
  • Perhaps then you will reconsider your oppose vote? Surely more EV with the 4 images as FP? Charles (talk) 16:52, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
• Nicely done! EV just soared. Thanks, cart-Talk 15:06, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
•  Question Anyone know what kind of fish it is? It is also part of the pic. cart-Talk 15:11, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
  • See info. It's a tilapia. Charles (talk)
    • Ah! Thanks. Category now added. cart-Talk 17:00, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
•  Support --Yann (talk) 18:22, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
•  Comment - I like the additional picture. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 20:46, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
•  Support set of four images. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 01:11, 10 November 2016 (UTC)
•  Question Now we have three options: 1. Feature the composite picture mentioning other views in "other versions" (as nominated) 2. Feature a set of four photos as King of Hearts voted 3. Feature File:Giant kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima) female 4.jpg mentioning other views in "other versions" as Mile suggested. If Charles only want to nominate the composite picture now, I think we need to strike-off KoH's votes and people should not vote for other options here. Jee 03:55, 10 November 2016 (UTC)
•  Comment I striked my o vote, but wont support as 4 in case, it is better than before. But i think i would support just 4th shot, despite beeing small. --Mile (talk) 06:52, 10 November 2016 (UTC)
•  Support As is originally. Alvesgaspar (talk) 20:29, 10 November 2016 (UTC)
•  Support Daniel Case (talk) 00:49, 12 November 2016 (UTC)

Confirmed results:

Result: 10 support, 1 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /Jee 13:38, 16 November 2016 (UTC)

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

•  Comment Only 10 supports as King of Hearts opposed original and supported an alt not offered here. Jee 13:38, 16 November 2016 (UTC)