Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Long-billed curlew

Long-billed curlew
Voting period ends on 1 Nov 2014  at 00:45:22 (UTC)
 * Reason:Don't have nearly enough boids, and this one is fairly well shot.
 * Articles in which this image appears:Long-billed curlew
 * FP category for this image:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
 * Creator:Frank Schulenburg


 * Support as nominator – — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:45, 22 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Oppose The "missing" foot is distracting especially combined with the reflection (and what a state to have your feathers in when being photographed! Fire the stylist.) Belle (talk) 11:46, 22 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Support I don't find the reflection on the wet sand distracting. It rather helps put the shot in context (i.e. sea shore), which is important, since the species is a shorebird. If the feet were visible that would surely increase the EV, but again, a shorebird can be expected to have its feet sunk in the sand. I find it a pity that straightening the image compromised the sharpness a little bit, but that's nitpicking. Good shot. --Ebertakis (talk) 17:27, 22 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Support per Ebertakis - shorebird can be expected to have its feet sunk in the water and sand - where should they have them otherwise. Above the water? That is called miracle. Hafspajen (talk) 01:02, 25 October 2014 (UTC) - see nomination Joshua passing the River Jordan for further details.
 * Support – Yes too..-- The herald  14:22, 25 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Support a bird in his natural environment. --Alchemist-hp (talk) 09:52, 26 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Support: Well, yes indeed. Per all supports above. Fylbecatulous talk 21:20, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

--Armbrust The Homunculus 00:46, 1 November 2014 (UTC)