Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Wood Duck

Male Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Voting period ends on 3 May 2012 at 09:34:59 (UTC)
 * Reason:It's high resolution, shows the duck in a characteristic pose and setting, has a neutral but contrasting background.
 * Articles in which this image appears:Wood Duck
 * FP category for this image:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
 * Creator:User:Diliff


 * Support as nominator -- &#208;iliff   &#171;&#187;  (Talk)  09:34, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Support Agree with Diliff's summary. Colin°Talk 11:51, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Strong support per above. Pteronura brasiliensis 16:46, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Support. Great photo. Cloudbound (talk) 17:37, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Support - A little bright, but I love it Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:07, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
 * (it doesn't look bright to me). JJ Harrison (talk) 22:27, 25 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Weak Support I do have a couple of suggestions. Firstly, if possible, the background would have been nicer, and more would be in focus if you were lower to the ground - lying prone is best. Secondly it'd be better if the focus was on the eye. Since the depth of field is thin, and you now have dozens of autofocus points, a single spot focus point in AI servo on the eye is what I'd recommend (if you didn't do that already). JJ Harrison (talk) 22:27, 25 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I did do most of what you suggested though. I was as near to the ground as I could be, but at St James's Park, the banks are fairly raised against the pond, and with 'just' 200mm, the angle is inevitable. I have since upgraded to the 70-300mm lens which, despite the lesser aperture, seems able to separate the background better with the longer focal length. You're obviously spoilt with your lens/1.6x effective crop factor combination. :-) I was also trying to focus on the eye, but the bloody ducks don't keep still. It's funny how a single side-on photo like this gives the illusion that they're posing just for us. &#208;iliff    &#171;&#187;  (Talk)  04:54, 26 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Yep, I understand getting really low isn't always possible. As far as keeping the focus point on the eye goes, that shouldn't really be that difficult, especially at 200mm full frame - I manage to do so with 1120mm effective often enough. Just blast a few frames in burst mode and pick the good one. I would probably go with a single, expanded AF point or maybe zone AF for a duck on the water. I'd use all 61 points for any birds in flight. JJ Harrison (talk) 00:42, 27 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Support - Jkadavoor (talk) 04:37, 26 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Support, fit for framing on the lodge wall. Daniel Case (talk) 16:29, 26 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Support - very nice. Kaldari (talk) 06:48, 27 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Support excellent representation of bird and habitat, good detail. Would be interesting to know if it sounds any different than its North American ancestors. -- ELEKHHT 21:53, 28 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Support- My favorite part of this image is the water. It looks so clear and pure. Gupdoo3 (talk) 16:14, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

--Makeemlighter (talk) 00:22, 4 May 2012 (UTC)