Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Tamarin portrait 2 edit3.jpg

Facial features of a Emperor Tamarin

 * Reason:IMO the image adds value to the article it appears in by showing a close up face of Emperor Tamarin
 * Proposed caption:The Emperor Tamarin (Saguinus imperator) is a tamarin allegedly named for its similarity with the German emperor Wilhelm II. The name was first intended as a joke, but has become the official scientific name. This tamarin lives in the southwest Amazon Basin, in east Peru, north Bolivia and in the west Brazilian states of Acre and Amazonas. The males and females Emperor Tamarin look alike. Males are the ones, who are carrying babies on their backs. The Original nominated image shows female Emperor Tamarin. The image was taken in San Francisco Zoo.
 * Articles this image appears in:Emperor Tamarin
 * Creator:Mbz1

Oppose Original and Edit 1 - despite the downsampling, the poor quality of the original (Image:Tamarin portrait.JPG) is not fixed in these versions. Weak Support Edit 3 - this brings back some sharpness, however the blown highlights are unrecoverable and an unfortunate failing of the image, hence the weak support. --Fir0002 22:19, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Support Edit 3 as nominator Mbz1 14:39, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Neutral, i love these animals, and the picture is great. You'll need to get rid of the noise in the background before i can give you my support, though. --Aqwis 16:29, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much, Agwis for your vote and for the kind words about the images. --Mbz1 16:46, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Support Edit 1 --Aqwis 17:44, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Support Edit 2, much sharper. --Aqwis 22:21, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Support edit 1 edit 2 nice shot! --Muhammad Mahdi Karim 19:02, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Thank you, Fir002. Your version is much, much better. If nobody minds, can I please delete two originals from the nomination just to clear the space. I'd also like to delete Edit 1 as soon as Muhammad Mahdi Karim quits his support for it. Thank you.--Mbz1 22:44, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
 * I nuked everything but edit2 and replaced it in the article, but one of the developers has borked the thumbnailing algorithm. MER-C 10:01, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Thank you, MER-C.--Mbz1 20:25, 11 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Support Edit 2. Cacophony 03:54, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Question. What's that coming out of its mouth? -- ⁪ffroth 23:53, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your question,⁪ffroth. This Tamarin is behind the glass with a very strong reflection. When the image was taken, the Tamarins had babies and visitors were ordered to stay 5 feet away from the glass do not disturb them. I hardly could see anything at all leave alone to take a picture. What you are seeing coming out of her mouth is probably a reflection from my flash. I've tried to remove it in my new edit, but of corse I'd rather Peter would do it, if he has a time and wish to give it a try. Thank you.--Mbz1 00:51, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Nah you seem to have done a good job. Thanks for the compliments :) --Fir0002 08:12, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Seems pretty unlikely that the reflection would center itself perfectly within its mouth -- ⁪ffroth 02:07, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
 * So in your opinion it was not a camera artifact? --Mbz1 02:16, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
 * It's not in the original or edit 1, so my guess is that is was a slip while Fir0002 was making edit 2. thegreen J      Are you green?  03:40, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your question,thegreen. There was no slip in Fir0002 edit. He did a great job. Let me, please, explain how it happened. Remember Fir0002 mentioned that I downsampled the image before nominating it? I not only downsampled it, but also got rid of this "sweet spot". That's why you could not see it in my original or Edit 1. It was present at the original (before downsampling) as you could see in this image: [[Image:Tamarin portrait.JPG|64px]]. Fir0002 has used original (before downsampling)to make his edits. That's why you could see it at his edit.Of course it is ma fault. I should have mentioned in the description of the downsampled image that it was retouched. I just did not think it was so important. Sorry about misundersdanding.--Mbz1 03:57, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Ah. Sorry, I didn't see the original. thegreen J      Are you green?  22:11, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
 * I think that the little gleam in the middle is a reflection off whatever the red thing is. But what's the red thing? -- ⁪ffroth 04:48, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Support edit 3. Very nice picture and great work done by Fir and Mbz editing it.H92110 18:08, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your vote and support ,H92110, but I really cannot accept the credit. All of the credit is going to Fir0002.--Mbz1 20:51, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Support edit 3. Wow! Acarpentier 00:50, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Weak Support Edit 3. Quality is not perfect, but given the conditions it was taken in it's a very good, well composed shot. --jjron 08:19, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

MER-C 01:22, 17 November 2007 (UTC)