Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Gyromitra infula

Gyromitra infula
Voting period ends on 26 Sep 2010 at 18:11:16 (UTC)
 * Reason:High resolution; high EV (shows classic "saddle" shape); both stem and cap are clear.
 * Articles in which this image appears:Gyromitra infula, Gyromitra
 * FP category for this image:Fungi
 * Creator:Sasata


 * Support as nominator --Sasata (talk) 18:11, 17 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment At the risk of sounding repetitive, I suggest a denoising. Papa Lima Whiskey  (talk) 18:25, 17 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Ok, I applied a luminance noise reduction. FWIW, shutter speed was 1/13 sec, and ISO was 800. Sasata (talk) 18:43, 17 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I'd also query the whtie balance while we are at it. Do you think it is a bit yellow? Noodle snacks (talk) 04:42, 18 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I think there was a bit too much red - see edit 1. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 08:24, 18 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I've uploaded a noise-reduced and white-balance corrected version. I had the white balance camera setting on "cloudy" (b/c/ it was cloudy that day), but in retrospect it seemed to overcompensate by adding yellow. Sasata (talk) 13:46, 18 September 2010 (UTC)

Oppose Sharpness is pretty low. It is either out of focus or there was motion blur taking the shot. Noodle snacks (talk) 23:03, 22 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Support edit 1 Mushrooms often look squishy, but the stalk shows a lot of detail here, which suggests that focus is okay. I don't think we've had a saddle-shaped mushroom FP, so potentially extra EV there. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 08:24, 18 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Support. Not really seeing how us not having any similar images at FP level gives it more EV, but I can understand that variety is nice. J Milburn (talk) 11:32, 18 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Didn't expect to have to explain this to a member of WikiProject Fungi, but you have some morphology related articles, e.g. Lamella_(mycology) where having examples of various configurations is useful. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 11:38, 18 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, yeah, but the image isn't currently used there. We can't really support based on potential EV. This is, of course, an academic argument. J Milburn (talk) 21:28, 18 September 2010 (UTC)
 * f25 on a tripod, and 2-second delay timer, FWIW. Sasata (talk) 00:35, 23 September 2010 (UTC)
 * There is your problem. f25 is much too narrow - you will get huge amounts of diffraction softening. I'm not sure what sort of camera you have. Choose f8-11 for a APS-C digital camera, 11-16 for full frame and maybe 5.6 or something for a compact camera. Focus stack if you need additional depth of field. Noodle snacks (talk) 11:08, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

--Makeemlighter (talk) 01:25, 27 September 2010 (UTC)