Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Havelock Island, Mangrove tree on the beach, Andaman Islands.jpg

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A solitary mangrove tree on the beach. Havelock (Swaraj Dweep), Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
 Comment When I first saw this tree, I was so fascinated that I immediately decided to make it the focal point of the composition and place it right in the middle. Moving it left and right seemed to upset the balance. I have never seen tropical mangroves so isolated and growing on sand so prominently, so I believe centered composition works best here. That’s a conscious and deliberate choice. I forgot to mention, the tree is quite tall, about 9 metres (30 ft) high. --Argenberg (talk) 18:06, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The image is from 2009, and the assessment is from 2021. While not quite on par with modern high-resolution sensors coupled with premium glass, I think the level of detail is more than adequate for a 10MP resolution. It was a good sensor with a good copy of the lens, the first Olympus micro four thirds camera ever made. --Argenberg (talk) 23:03, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Agreed :) LexKurochkin (talk) 17:30, 29 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I think the image quality is fine. The tree is very sharp. The corner sharpness is maybe a little bit less but still adequate. Not much noise and the image is properly processed with plausible colours. We shouldn't make FP quality standards so high that a jpeg from a compact system camera with a decent lens is precluded. I still think this is one of the best FPs I have ever nominated even though the quality is worse than this picture. Composition and subject are more important. Cmao20 (talk) 21:49, 29 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Confirmed results:
Result: 16 support, 2 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /Cmao20 (talk) 14:31, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This image will be added to the FP gallery: Plants#Family_:_Rhizophoraceae
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