Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Leafyseadragon2276ppx.JPG

Leafy Sea Dragon

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 30 Aug 2010 at 02:57:25 (UTC)

Reason: A decent and I think high EV photo of the species.
Articles in which this image appears: Leafy sea dragon
FP category for this image: Animals: Fish
Creator: EyeKarma

Support as nominator --I'ḏ♥One 02:57, 21 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Support Wow. neat.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 05:55, 21 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support; nice shot, shame about the slightly distracting background. J Milburn (talk) 07:56, 21 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, I'm afraid. Background doesn't bother me so much, but sharpness, chromatic aberration and cut-off subject do. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 11:01, 21 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- ??? What do you mean? It's extremely sharp for an underwater pic and only a very tiny piece of a fringe on its back is lost but there are dozens more shown in entirety. --I'ḏ♥One 14:39, 21 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - It's not even underwater at all. Taken at Monterey Bay Aquarium. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 17:35, 22 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    - I said underwater, not undersea, IMO I wouldn't give it a full oppose just for it being in captivity. Still, I think it or the alt still showcases the subject pretty well. --I'ḏ♥One 22:42, 22 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
      - You brought up the underwater issue, not I. If you want to know my oppose reasons, you may read them above. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 00:09, 23 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
        The only argument that had much weight was the chromatic aberration point, but I don't think you've made a case for your claim that it's not sharp or why a very tiny piece of cut off fin should disqualify it. --I'ḏ ♥One 02:09, 23 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
        Because the FP status is for the best of Wikipedia, and cut off pieces have never been cool at FPC, be they limbs, tails or fins. The argument here is that for maximum EV, you should be able to see the whole thing, rather than having to guess what might be hiding beyond the frame. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 00:02, 24 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Alt added wanna see what people think of it, I think it could use a little de-noising, but otherwise none of the problems mentioned by PapaLima I think. --I'ḏ♥One 14:39, 21 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- The colour's not right. Too blue, as often happens in underwater pictures. J Milburn (talk) 16:52, 21 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - OMG You should see what GIMP did to it when I hit White Balance.. --I'ḏ♥One 17:02, 21 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    - Revealed its TRUE IDENTITY? J Milburn (talk) 17:40, 21 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
      - Behold! I don't know, GIMP's white balance is auto, which makes me kind of wary because it doesn't give the person the option to use their knowledge of real-world color to have a say in what it does or if it's realistic. But color wise this is better, it's easier to differentiate the animal from it's surroundings its obviously meant to camouflage into. Still needs de-noising, should I try the graphics lab? --I'ḏ ♥One 22:07, 21 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
        Ok, let's see if anyone at WP:GL help. --I'ḏ ♥One 01:54, 24 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
        I put two edits there. Noise is not a problem, chromatic aberration can be reduced somewhat. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 13:48, 27 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Looks much nicer, thank you. --I'ḏ♥One 23:09, 28 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- - - - You're asked not to upload over the top when making edits (see Wikipedia:FPC#Editing_candidates). Can you fix this, please? Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 00:13, 23 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
        Done, but Commons is having problems with thumbnails... --I'ḏ ♥One 02:09, 23 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Support (original only) Underwater photography that is nice and clear and has good color balance is hard to come by. The leafy sea dragon is a camouflaged animal, so seeing it next typical habitat and where that habitat is in the background with *just* the right touch of being out of focus is a treat. I think this is a paradigm tutorial for how to shoot a camouflaged animal. Greg L (talk) 22:29, 23 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose More or less per PLW, with a great emphasis on the softness of the image. Cowtowner (talk) 05:57, 24 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 03:29, 30 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Papa Lima Whiskey's edit could possibly pass a future nomination. --I'ḏ ♥One 04:09, 30 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]