Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Leopard in the Colchester Zoo.jpg

File:Leopard in the Colchester Zoo.jpg, not featured

Voting period ends on 27 May 2009 at 10:40:32

•  Info created by Keven Law - uploaded by User:Flickr upload bot - nominated by Bevegelsesmengde (talk) 10:40, 18 May 2009 (UTC) -- Bevegelsesmengde (talk) 10:40, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
•  Support -- Good use of depth of field, lighting and contrast in colours, as well as the rule of thirds. Attention-capturing and clear. Bevegelsesmengde (talk) 10:40, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
•  Support Great find. I think I just found my new desktop background :). Sarcastic ShockwaveLover (talk) 12:27, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
•  Support Awesome photo --Tom dl (talk) 12:38, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
•  Support Good Picture sharpness and very nice! --93.195.18.154 13:02, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
  • No anonymous votes, please -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 13:25, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
•  Support Very nice! --Hermux (talk) 13:04, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
•  Oppose Distracting background very shallow DOF --Muhammad (talk) 13:20, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
•  Oppose - Cute cat but as Muhammad. Also, an extreme crop. Alvesgaspar (talk) 13:25, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
•  Support, I like it. --Aqwis (talk) 13:37, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
•  Oppose Per Muhammad & Alvesgaspar. —kallerna™ 17:24, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
• Weak  Support. A sharper photo would get my full support. It is too soft for my taste. --Tiago Fioreze (talk) 18:49, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
• Weak  Support the same support as Tiago Fioreze, I'd probably oppose normally, however I like this picture very much otherwise. --Spock lone wolf (talk) 22:04, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
•  Oppose Per Muhammad & Alvesgaspar. Lycaon (talk) 05:43, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
•  Support --ComputerHotline (talk) 09:24, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
•  Oppose As above - background, --Karel (talk) 12:58, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
•  Oppose I really like the leopard's expression and position, but the background and cage-like environment are a no-no (for me). Maedin\^talk 19:08, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

I can see that the background could be more subdued, but that the leopard IS in a cage is to me part of picture's story. Bevegelsesmengde (talk) 20:13, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

•  Oppose as per others --ianaré (talk) 21:02, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
•  Oppose per Muhammad Mahdi. Image is very distracting. --Korman (talk) 06:30, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
•  Support Awesome! Yann (talk) 15:07, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
•  Support Very nice image, I don't agree that the background is Districting, on the contrary, it is plain and doesn't detract for the image in the slightest. Mtaylor848 (talk) 21:31, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
•  Comment BTW, it is not just a leopard, but an Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis). Lycaon (talk) 21:51, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for spotting that. (hehe, spotting.. :-P) It let me replace a rather bad amur picture ([1]) in en:Leopard with this one. Bevegelsesmengde (talk) 13:01, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

• Weak  Oppose - so close. The background doesn't bother me - it is part of the story. I wish there were more DOF to give the reality of the animal's body rather than just its head.Downtowngal (talk) 15:13, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
•  Support For me, the short DOF adds to the image, concentrating attention to the striking face. --KenWalker (talk) 02:25, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

result: 11 support, 9 oppose, 0 neutral => not featured. Maedin\talk 11:51, 28 May 2009 (UTC)