Commons:Featured picture candidates/Image:Falcon GreyBG.jpg

Image:Falcon_GreyBG.jpg

•  Nominate

—Thermos 19:17, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

original version (left) - not featured

•  Support —Thermos 19:17, 5 April 2006 (UTC) misplaced signature of user Joonasl removed -- Roger McLassus 18:51, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
•  Neutral - Great quality, impressive details. But there should be some space on the left hand side. Also, it looks kind of cut-off at the bottom --Pumbaa 00:24, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
•  Oppose needs more space on the left; cut-off at the bottom. --Martinroell 09:14, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
•  Oppose cut, partly blurred, bad composition, boring MGo 14:32, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
•  Comment Thank you all for your comments, which I found to be constructive. Sometimes, it is just quite hard to objectively evaluate own work - which is the point in this case.
•  Oppose Pjotr 10:51, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

As per comments recieved, I begun to look at the composition. And in the original image, it is far from perfect to say the least. Yes. The composiotion must be improved. Your comments are right.

For that reason I cropped the image to still reasonable 1944 x 1944 pixels. I think that this should focus more on the actual subject. In addition, I think that it benefits the image as a whole, leaving away much which is boring. Also, as I used a "fast" telephoto lens "wide open" the depth of field is shallow. Hence, there is nothing I can do to get more of the image "sharp". However, as it was my intent to "to blow away the background", perhaps it is better to crop the image to such parts, that remain at least rather sharp. Which I think is the case with the cropped version.

For further improvement, however, there are limits. First, regading the left side, there is not one pixel of more space. Unfortunately, this guy got away after the shot. And other images I have, are simply out of focus. Yes, there is more sky available in the original, but that would be just more grey background above the bird. If anyone wants it, that can be provided.

In any case. PLEASE, for further comments and for the purposes of voting, PLEASE EVALUATE AND COSIDER the CROPPED IMAGE, titled "Falcon_Grey_BG_Crop_A.jpg". That is the one on the right. Thank you. --Thermos 16:36, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

Day 7: 1 support (nominator), 3 oppose, 1 neutral --> not featured

edited version (right) - not featured

•  Support crop, good call. --Dschwen 21:17, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
•  Support crop --Joonasl 09:24, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
•  Support crop Freedom to share 18:43, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
•  Oppose --Shizhao 09:25, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
•  Support crop. Thryduulf 09:54, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
•  Oppose - Looks like a studio photo of a captive bird, with an un-natural background and no location information. Also no identification; it isn't a Grey Falcon (Falco hypoleucos), despite the image name. - MPF 14:52, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
• Comment: The edited version is not yet supported by the nominator. Roger McLassus 18:51, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
•  Support crop.--Thermos 04:48, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
•  Support crop.El Comandante 23:58, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
•  Oppose Pjotr 10:51, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
•  Oppose I like the subject, but DoF is far to be perfect, that bird needs more space to breath and the background is ugly. Francisco M. Marzoa 06:00, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
•  Oppose Not outstanding. I agree with MPF here. --Lumijaguaari (моє обговорення) 22:48, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

6 support, 5 oppose --> not featured Roger McLassus 19:00, 21 April 2006 (UTC)