Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Sandpiper

Semipalmated Sandpiper


This photograph, taken by Mdf, is I think a quite beautiful image. Granted, the colors are not vibrant, but in my mind this just adds to the atmosphere. Too many "flashy" eye-popping images are promoted nowadays, so instead try to enjoy the quiet serenity of this picture, instead of opposing on the basis of "no 'wow' factor". It is also taken at a very encyclopedic angle and there are not quality issues. It appears in the Semipalmated Sandpiper and Wader.


 * Nominate and support. - Nautica Shad e  s  18:36, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Weak support . Very nice quality, but I find the blurry "thing" in the lower right corner very distracting. -- Pharaoh Hound  (talk)  19:06, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Weak Oppose. I've had a change of heart, the blurry thing is just too distracting for my support. -- Pharaoh Hound  (talk)  13:40, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Support. --KFP (talk | contribs) 20:16, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose - another bad bird picture. --Ineffable3000 23:44, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Would you mind explaining that? Nautica Shad e  s  07:44, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Weak support. Good shot as usual, but the blurred lower right is distracting, and there's a bit of noise that is visible in the darker regions. -- Tewy  04:16, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Support High quality image of the bird, however, if it could be edited so that the blur on the lower right could be removed, i think it could very well be a strong candidate for FP status. Ahadland 22:41, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
 * [[Image:Symbol oppose vote.svg|15px]] Oppose Not one of Mdf's best (and there are some heaps better shots taken by him) --Fir0002 04:34, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

--Fir0002 04:34, 20 November 2006 (UTC)