Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Toad in the Hole

Toad in the Hole

 * Reason:Illustrates the subject well, overall nice capture of the subject
 * Articles this image appears in:Toad in the Hole
 * Creator:Robert Gibert

--Peter 20:43, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Support as nominator &mdash; Hadseys 19:25, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose - Low resolution, the subject matter is out of focus, and the background is distracting. Cacophony 20:24, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose. But thank you for making the image and placing it in public domain; it's very useful for its article, just not up to the standards for a FP.  Specific reasons why: The book or other object with a price tag under the dish is distracting, as is the angles chosen in the composition.  For a picture of a specific dish to be a FP, the photograph should be carefully set up to highlight the dish without background objects in the scene unless they help explain the dish.  The coloration of the image is off; it appears it might have been taken in too little light, something that is supported by an exposure time of a half second.  That half second exposure also produced some (slight) motion blur, causing nothing to be perfectly in focus.  Zakolantern 20:49, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose. Zako took many of my comments. It seems to have a color cast, e.g. regular incandescent tungsten bulbs on the "toad" but less so on the plates. I also see some barrel distortion (see how the table in the top left bows out, rather than being perfectly straight?) which you'll get at 18mm focal length (assuming you used a midrange zoom like the 18-55mm kit lens) and is easy to mostly correct in Photoshop. Another possibly better option is to get farther away and use a focal length without that distortion, another lens like the 50mm where it's not a concern, etc. I'd also recommend using a tripod and higher aperture, say f/8 or f/11. --Peter 21:02, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Sadly oppose - A noble feast like that deserves support, but unfortunately the poor focus puts it beyond consideration. I'd happily support an invitation to help it eat, though! --TotoBaggins 01:04, 17 July 2007 (UTC)