Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Lammergeier

Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus edit

The Lammergeier or Bearded Vulture, Gypaetus barbatus ("Bearded Vulture-Eagle"), is an Old World vulture, the only member of the genus Gypaetus.

Alternative1 with more wing detail

Reason: Good details, nice composition, delicious colors
Articles this image appears in: Lammergeier
Creator: Richard Bartz

Support as nominator There are only 400 breeding pairs left --Richard Bartz (talk) 03:02, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I'm confused - where is the tail in the original? It looks really odd without one! --Fir0002 03:13, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support original Durova^Charge! 06:49, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alternative 1 only. Far more compelling at fullsize, lighting is better (especially on top of the head), and it's got a tail! --jjron (talk) 11:55, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support original. The alternative is nice, but it's stuck on an encyclopaedic no man's land imho. If we had one that was up in the air soaring, I would support, because that gives people a great opportunity to identify them in the wild. This one is a very nice photograph (maybe lighten the feet a bit). Gotta stick to my guns. ;) I know there is another FP on commons, which I'll pre-emptively weak oppose for showing only part of the animal (caution: battle ground ahead). Samsara (talk • contribs) 12:31, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Pre-emptive oppose per Samsara. Versions here are far better. ;-) BTW, isn't the Original in more of a no man's land with that odd missing tail? --jjron (talk) 13:03, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  - And you just accused me of picking arguments with you? Samsara (FA • FP) 01:15, 18 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support alternative - Far more interesting than the original, showing the tail ad wings. I would give a full support to a larger file and a less tight crop -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 15:22, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support alternative1 - a much more dynamic shot, illustrating just as much of the bird. I only wish it was oriented with the horizontal as the long axis, but still quite deserving. Matt Deres (talk) 00:43, 16 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support Prefer original. faithless (^speak) 01:44, 16 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support both -- Laitche (talk) 09:17, 16 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support alternative 1, the nice pose shows unusually much of a bird. Narayanese (talk) 23:15, 17 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support original, weak support alternitive Very nice. Juliancolton (Talk) 15:39, 18 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I have to say the same as Julian: Strong support original, weak support alternative They're both amazing pictures, but the first one is superior, in my opinion. нмŵוτн τ 02:01, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support Original - eek! ← κεηηε∂γ ^{(talk) (contribs)} 12:57, 22 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Bartgeier Gypaetus barbatus front Richard Bartz.jpg MER-C 07:32, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]