Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Female Purple Finch

Female Purple Finch
Voting period ends on 14 Jun 2011 at 10:22:29 (UTC)
 * Reason:Obvious EV and quality, great composition. Provides a wonderful contrast to the shot of the male (nominated below).
 * Articles in which this image appears:Purple Finch
 * FP category for this image:Animals/Birds
 * Creator:Cephas


 * Support as nominator --J Milburn (talk) 10:22, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Oppose the background.  EBE123  talkContribs 13:04, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Support. What's wrong with the background? --KFP (contact | edits) 13:21, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I would say much of it is too similar in colour to the bird. --Avenue (talk) 12:30, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
 * ...But, but that's where the bird lives. Nice bokeh and nothing distracting. --KFP (contact | edits) 18:37, 8 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Support JJ Harrison (talk) 06:22, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Oppose bad lighting and posture --kaʁstn 11:37, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Oppose per Carschten and Ebe123. --Avenue (talk) 12:30, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Support - I do like this and think it fits the criteria - Peripitus (Talk) 11:54, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Support. The background enhances the view of the bird. Harrison49 (talk) 21:43, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Support -- A very fine picture, nothing wrong with the background, the posture o the lighting. Alvesgaspar (talk) 10:10, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Support per Alvesgaspar. I don't really understand the objections above. Calliopejen1 (talk) 14:43, 12 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Support - Defiantly, I see no problems with the lighting or posture as it shows the profile of the bird perfectly. Fallschirmjäger &#9993; 16:46, 12 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Support Good quality and EV.  Spencer T♦ C 02:34, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

--Makeemlighter (talk) 12:55, 14 June 2011 (UTC)