Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/European roller

European roller
Voting period ends on 7 Oct 2019  at 13:17:59 (UTC) European roller (Coracias garrulus) 2.jpg (Coracias garrulus) . The roller has been ringed as part of a ]
 * Reason:High quality large image. FP on Commons. Adds value to article.
 * Articles in which this image appears:European roller, Bird ringing
 * FP category for this image:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
 * Creator:Charlesjsharp


 * Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:17, 27 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Support - although you should mention in the caption in European roller that the bird has been tagged. MER-C 16:56, 27 September 2019 (UTC)
 * * done. Charlesjsharp (talk) 17:32, 27 September 2019 (UTC)


 * Support Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7% of all FPs 03:18, 30 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Oppose The plumage is very patchy - possibly a juvenile, but not really good EV in any case. Visible halo from use of the highlight reduction tool to artificially darken the background. Poor quality lighting from mid day sun misrepresents typical appearance because of the harsh shadows, especially the underparts to appear black when they're not. Bird looks weirdly squashed distorting perspective and proportions because the photo is taken from an excessively steep angle, presumably you were looking up too steeply at the perch. Whole image seems to be unsharp, possibly from excessive noise reduction or heat haze or a mixture. Despite this the whole image is noisy for something taken in bright sun, especially in the darker parts and in the background. Cyan cast to white balance. Blown highlights on the feet and the stick. P.S. Did you report the band number to the appropriate authority? You can often find out about the history of birds by doing so. JJ Harrison (talk) 09:55, 3 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Comments on image are fair. Analysis is flawed. 1. It's not a juvenile. 2. Highlight reduction tool not used. Background was lightened (not darkened) slightly using faded auto tone. 3. Taken at 10.30am, not midday. 4. Noise is typical of EOS80D body. 5. Since I was with one of the leaders of the , the comment on reporting is hardly relevant. Charlesjsharp (talk) 22:05, 3 October 2019 (UTC)

--Armbrust The Homunculus 16:57, 7 October 2019 (UTC)