Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Thalassarche carteri - SE Tasmania.jpg

Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross
Voting period ends on 25 Apr 2012 at 05:24:17 (UTC)
 * Reason:Only Commons image of the species. It can be difficult to distinguish from the Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross, but I'm very confident about the ID.
 * Articles in which this image appears:Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross
 * FP category for this image:Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
 * Creator:JJ Harrison


 * Support as nominator --JJ Harrison (talk) 05:24, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Support. Great detail. &#208;iliff    &#171;&#187;  (Talk)  06:48, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Support Excellent. --99of9 (talk) 07:00, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment - It looks like the bird got the full force of the flash at the base of its neck. Looking at the image on 2 monitors simultaneously (new toy), and both have the same issue. Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:46, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Yeah, it is a bit bright, but I don't think unnaturally so. I'll post an edit at some point. On a general note, most new toys come poorly adjusted. I've added highlight adjustment information to the FPC Header. How many circles can you see? My display was set to a contrast of "81" during the process of hardware calibration. There, I can see four circles, barely discerning the fourth. If I set my monitor's contrast to "90" I can see one circle. When purchased, the monitor had a setting of "100" - no circles are visible at that setting. Set the contrast as high as possible without making the circles disappear without being really concerned about the fourth. I'd be willing to bet at least a few people at FPC can't see anything. JJ Harrison (talk)
 * Very useful comments... But there's more to the curve than extreme highlights. I've found that, to my tastes, a few of your photos were a bit bright throughout the range (although I don't necessarily consider this one to be one of them). It's as much personal choice as anything else. When things that are usually dark or almost black with the naked eye look washed out grey on the monitor, it could be calibration problems on the part of the viewer, or it could be overexposure/intentionally bright on the part of the photographer. The trouble is that even when the circles are visible, it doesn't necessarily translate to visible texture. I try to keep highlights (that I'm interested in keeping, anyhow) well below the absolute upper limit of visibility if possible... &#208;iliff    &#171;&#187;  (Talk)  11:20, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Do we want visible texture or realism though ;)? Would one see such fine texture detail in real life? I think great feather texture would only be present if the sun was at an angle suitable to provide a large penumbral region on the body of the bird. Such an angle would likely leave important parts in shadow, compromising EV, and I don't always get framing flexibility on a boat. So yes, lighting perhaps, but the clouds-but-fine weather was not what I'd consider terrible lighting wise. JJ Harrison (talk) 12:35, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
 * I can see three (the third barely). I will take a look on the one I normally use later, but considering the difficulty of getting a good image of this bird I doubt I'll oppose. Crisco 1492 (talk) 10:20, 16 April 2012 (UTC)


 * I can see three circles too, and a lack of texture in the feather highlights... But actually, I have to reduce exposure by ~1.2 EV before I actually start to see anything there. I don't think this is an exposure problem so much as unfortunate lighting. &#208;iliff    &#171;&#187;  (Talk)  11:40, 16 April 2012 (UTC) JJ Harrison (talk) 12:35, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Support It is a smidge bright on the neck, but not enough to kill the wow and EV. Clegs (engage in rational discourse) 13:40, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Support' per Clegs... as I said above, I don't really mind, it's just surprising. Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:03, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Support' Jkadavoor (talk) 06:34, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Support' nice--Morning Sunshine (talk) 11:21, 21 April 2012 (UTC)

--Makeemlighter (talk) 21:29, 25 April 2012 (UTC)