Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Harlequin Duck

Hen Harlequin Duck
Voting period ends on 13 Mar 2022  at 22:48:04 (UTC)
 * Reason:I was very close to this bird, with excellent lighting, a shutter speed that was overkill, a reasonably low ISO and a focal length less than the maximum for my lens (360mm / 400mm.) As a result this image is tack sharp with low noise and captures a single hen harlequin in a natural setting with no distraction.  The feather detail is, in my opinion, exquisite.  This image is 7600 px wide.
 * Articles in which this image appears:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlequin_duck
 * FP category for this image:Animals
 * Creator:Charles Homler / FocusOnWildlife


 * Support as nominator – Needsmoreritalin (talk) 22:48, 3 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Comment – The chest is a bit fuzzy, could have been better with a wider DOF (f/8), but the high resolution somewhat makes up for it though. FP criterion 5 suggests waiting 7+ days once the image is added to the article. Bammesk (talk) 04:07, 4 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Oppose Clumsily added to article 2 March, so not eligible for FP. User has inflated view of his photographic abilities. It is not exquisite and not tack sharp over much of the image due to poorly-chosen camera settings. Low EV as legs not visible. White feathers blown. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:36, 4 March 2022 (UTC)
 * I think you're being a little unfair, Charles, there's a lot to like about this. The newness is the big issue here, but the feathers are well defined. Angle, in my opinion, is the biggest issue: too much of the duck is tucked in behind itself, but we've certainly passed worse than this. Even if we're not going to pass this one, I'd like to see more in this line, and roasting the new contributor is not going to help with that. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.6% of all FPs 23:53, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Sorry I was too harsh, Needsmoreritalin. I just got iritated being told that I am looking at a great photo. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:01, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Its ok. I was bragging based on comparing it to my other work.  I was just beaming when I saw the end result.  I appreciate the apology and I apologize for prematurely submitting it for review. Needsmoreritalin (talk) 13:57, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

--Armbrust The Homunculus 23:10, 13 March 2022 (UTC)