Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Tadorna radjah - Centenary Lakes.jpg

Radjah Shelduck
Voting period ends on 31 Jul 2011 at 00:00:52 (UTC)
 * Reason:Quite an attractive duck, meets criteria and is the best available image. I was dedicated enough to stand out in the pouring rain for hours that day :P.
 * Articles in which this image appears:Raja Shelduck
 * FP category for this image:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
 * Creator:JJ Harrison


 * Support as nominator --JJ Harrison (talk) 00:00, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Support Widened the infobox. Still not as good as if lead shot only.TCO (reviews needed)  00:47, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Support great photo for an encyclopedia, though I wish it had more artistic quality.  Pine (was GreenPine)  talk 18:06, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment Can you make the crop a little tighter on the left hand side of the image? The image seems wider than necessary. The extra space on the left isn't adding any value IMO.  Pine (was GreenPine)  talk 07:52, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you, I like the copped version better.  Pine (was GreenPine)  talk 02:41, 25 July 2011 (UTC) Taking another look at this, I don't have a strong preference one way or another, and I think someone said on a different photo that they like having some negative space in front of the subject. Most comments seem to be about the original photo and I have no serious objection to FP for that version.   Pine (was GreenPine)  talk 21:12, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Support. TBH I usually favour a less profile shot (prefer 45° side to front on) and to have some view of the feet, but on the converse, very good lighting control, focus, & overall composition. And besides, people want ducks. --jjron (talk) 11:10, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Support seems a bit bright to me and the brown thing in the background should be removed next time, but nice composition and good quality. --kaʁstn 22:07, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment Unfortanate that it has a beetle on its nose.TCO (reviews needed) 12:48, 25 July 2011 (UTC)
 * They are nares (see here), which perform a similar function to nostrils. JJ Harrison (talk) 22:00, 25 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Support A great photo, it's a shame we can't see the feet, but such is life. TehGrauniad (talk) 00:11, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Support  ■ MMXX  talk  13:04, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Support crop --99of9 (talk) 12:57, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Support -- either is fine, but I marginally prefer the original. NotFromUtrecht (talk) 15:17, 30 July 2011 (UTC)

--Makeemlighter (talk) 23:00, 30 July 2011 (UTC)