Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Petroica rodinogaster.jpg

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Reason: I've spent many hours trying to get a Pink Robin photo. They are shy birds and don't usually make any noise so are difficult to spot. The photo was taken in very technically challenging conditions (1/10 sec wide open at iso 1600). This is to be expected for a temperate rainforest bird. I'm told we can expect a DYK for the relevant article at some point. This is the only image we have of the species. I think the image is aesthetically appealing too.
Articles in which this image appears: Pink Robin
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Noodle snacks

Support given the difficulty of obtaining this shot. Technically, it is acceptable too. Nice-looking bird. Just curious: what lens were you using? I don't know of any 700mm f/5.6 lenses.
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A rather new 500mm F/4L IS USM with a 1.4x teleconverter.
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Support --George Chernilevsky ^talk 15:55, 22 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support; technically not stunning, but artistically and encyclopedically good. Lovely to look at. J Milburn (talk) 18:00, 22 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose The specimen is not especially beautiful, and its tail is not in focus.Shroomydan (talk) 03:30, 24 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Shallow depth of field is a fact of life here.
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Promoted File:Petroica rodinogaster.jpg --Jujutacular ^talk 04:03, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]