Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Eurasian Coot.jpg

Eurasian Coot

Original - A Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) looking for food in Tasmania, Australia

Reason: Shows whole bird, good quality
Articles this image appears in: Eurasian Coot
Creator: Noodle snacks

Support as nominator --Noodle snacks (talk) 10:05, 30 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Doesn't stand out very well in the thumbnail but the full sized image is quite impressive and detailed. Encyclopaedic angle and composition. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 22:57, 30 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support Great lighting and sharpness is very good - the 400 f/5.6 is definitely a wonderful lens! A shame about the blown highlights tho... :P --Fir0002 23:03, 30 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support good depth of field. Durova^Charge! 00:16, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support The tumbnail doesn't do it justice.--HereToHelp ^{(talk to me)} 01:46, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support, I don't usually know much about what makes a great image technically, but I thought it was so good I went to the article, cleaned it up and cited it. So It must be fairly good. Sabine's Sunbird talk 03:40, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support Love the shot. 216.254.116.23 (talk) 14:45, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose - Very nice shot! But for EV I'd prefer a better posture which would show the size and proportions of the bird in a better way than this half-crouching position. Luca (talk) 20:17, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

With regards to EV, this shot is not supplying the profile shot (we already have one in the taxobox), it is showing the foraging behaviour, and coots forage by looking at the ground. Sabine's Sunbird talk 02:59, 6 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose There is very little detail on the bird's head, which appears to me to be very out of focus. (Am I crazy?) The angle also makes it very hard to tell what the bird's body plan is (per Luca). Furthermore, I don't care for the lighting and the bird's beak is blown. Technically and encyclopedically, this is a much better image. Calliopejen1 (talk) 23:04, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support nice picture. —αἰτίας •discussion• 17:12, 2 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support Wow. Great image: I like the level of detail and the depth of field. Jor dan ^Contribs 18:18, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Eurasian Coot.jpg MER-C 10:11, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]