Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/SeaTurtle

SeaTurtle


I thought this could help the Sea Turtle article. I took this photograph at Sea Life Park in Hawaii.


 * Nominate and support. - Tokugawapants 03:54, 30 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment: Here is a fixed version. I did an auto levels, capture sharpening, local contrast enhancement, slight saturation boost in LAB mode, and some output sharpening. I also downsampled it by 50%. I think I looks much better.PiccoloNamek 14:56, 30 October 2005 (UTC)
 * I don't really like the new version. Red is too red and blue is too blue. Is it really the way it should look? --Bernard Helmstetter 04:38, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Yes, especially considering the actual saturation boost I did was very minimal. Most of the apparent increase in color vividity is from the levels adjustment and contrast enhancement. But it's no big deal of you don't like it, it can always be desaturated. I still think the clarity and sharpness of the second version are superior. Here is a copy of the same picture with the same adjustments, sans saturation changes. As you can see, the difference is very subtle indeed.PiccoloNamek 05:16, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose, if you think this could help the Sea Turtle article put it in the article, not on this page. Features pic candidates have to add significantly to their article (see top of this page). --Dschwen 22:21, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment: I went a head and did just that. It's much better than the pic that was there anyway.PiccoloNamek 22:48, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Ok, I'll change to weak Oppose, if the pic gets featured anyhow, please use the second touch-up (levels, but no saturation). I still don't think this pic is stunning. The turtle is in a shabby pool, and what's that thing in the bottom left? --Dschwen 07:20, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Support the second version. The original seems quite washed out compared to the edit. The thing in the bottom left is the surely the edge of the pool. Anyway, that's not the important thing in this picture to me. The important thing is the wonderfully detailed picture of the turtle. That's why I'm supporting. Raven4x4x 08:38, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment Can I say something off-topic. I'm noticing the most excellent work PiccoloNamek is putting in on improving pictures. I know from my own picture work how time consuming it is to download, change the pic in a graphics program, re-upload and write the comments. Thanks for your work - Adrian Pingstone 11:09, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment Reply:Heh! Now I'm embarrassed! But really, it's always a joy to edit an image in Photoshop, I don't even consider it work! And besides, why shouldn't each new nominee be at its most presentable? Sometimes, a simple "Auto Levels" command can mean the difference between Support and Oppose! :)PiccoloNamek 14:57, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Yes indeed, AutoLevels can do amazing things to an image at the click of the mouse - Adrian Pingstone 15:30, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment. One thing to add though - best not to rely TOO heavily on autolevels as it has the potential to well and truely overcook an image. ;) I'm more of a fan of a manual levels adjustment or at the least, doing a 'fade' after applying autolevels and using the slider to adjust it and see where the best middle ground is. Just a tip, anyway. While I agree that Piccolo is doing a great service, I do feel his first edit of the turtle was much too oversaturated. :) Diliff 01:13, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Of course, it isn't good to rely on auto levels, and I don't. But, I always do an auto levels first just to make sure that I can't get the same effect from that as I could from manual adjustments. Why do extra work when I might not have to? :)PiccoloNamek 01:19, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Support 3rd. - My initial thought was "meh.. a turtle". But opening the full res version reveals a very nice photo. Good enough in fact, that I'm willing to overlook that its chopped off at the back.--Deglr6328 00:22, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Support 3rd - First, I think this is a wonderful picture to begin with, and I'm willing to accept the side of the pool for that. Besides, one can't always get a perfect pose and placement of the object. I like the third best because the head isn't as different from the rest of the body as it is in the second picture. Overall, I think this is a great picture, very nice effects from the light in the water. --68.199.99.99 00:49, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Sorry, anonymous editors cannot vote. Please register. Enochlau 02:58, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Support. My vote is for the third image too. Not as good as a turtle in nature, but detailed enough to be explanatory. Diliff 01:13, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Support I prefer the original "Fixed" version (no. 2) but either of the touched up versions are fine. It is a really beautiful picture and has a lot of vivid color and detail. --Ironchef8000 02:44, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Support. I initially had reservations about that bar on the lower left but the detail of the turtle blew that away. Enochlau 02:58, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

The third version gets it. Raven4x4x 03:40, 13 November 2005 (UTC)

