Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Image:Zalophus californianus - Morro Bay.jpg

California Sea Lion

 * Reason:Good portrait of the animal in a very common pose (see here, here, here, and here).
 * Articles this image appears in:California Sea Lion
 * Creator:Mike Baird (on Flickr)


 * Support as nominator --  howcheng  {chat} 22:44, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Oppose The picture is too confined in composition and not sharp.--Caspian blue 22:58, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Oppose Not very sharp even when scaled down, the eye looks like a black hole due to the lighting angle. Blown highlights on the waves (which are inoffensive) and clipped shadows. Could have really benefited from some fill flash. Noodle snacks (talk) 01:08, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Regretful oppose - We need more marine animal fps terribly - but the confinement is visible in the thumb form, somewhat. &mdash; Ceranthor (Sing)  14:19, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Oppose Per noodle snacks as well as some minor noise concerns.  Spencer T♦C 20:27, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

MER-C 06:51, 23 October 2008 (UTC)