Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Badger ODFW.JPG

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 18 Dec 2014 at 04:31:25 (UTC)

Reason: High quality daytime photograph of a primarily
nocturnal mammal. Photograph taken in natural habitat (not a zoo). Provides a full face on view, which highlights that the eyes both face directly forward, which is important for binocular vision in carnivores
Articles in which this image appears: Taxidea taxus
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator: Nick Myatt, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Obtained off Flickr and uploaded by Gaff

Support as nominator – —Gaff ^ταλκ 04:31, 5 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. Nice, but the crop is very tight – I think a little breathing room around the ears would be better. —Bruce1ee^talk 04:48, 5 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Agree with Bruce. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:10, 5 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Also agree, the crop is just too tight. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 13:43, 5 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose — Ditto. Too bad, cute critter! Sca (talk) 14:38, 5 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment from nom If that is the only apparent concern, I can email the image creator through the ODFW website and request a wider shot. —Gaff ^ταλκ 15:10, 5 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- Noise is really heavy in the shadows, probably from lightening in post-processing. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:22, 5 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:32, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]