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Male Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 3 May 2012 at 09:34:59 (UTC)

Original – A male Wood Duck in St James's Park, London, England. Although not native to Europe, small populations exist.
Reason
It's high resolution, shows the duck in a characteristic pose and setting, has a neutral but contrasting background.
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Wood Duck
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
User:Diliff
  • Support as nominator --Ðiliff «» (Talk) 09:34, 24 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Agree with Diliff's summary. Colin°Talk 11:51, 24 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strong support per above. Pteronura brasiliensis 16:46, 24 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. Great photo. Cloudbound (talk) 17:37, 24 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - A little bright, but I love it Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:07, 24 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • 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)[reply]
    • 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. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 04:54, 26 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
      • 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)[reply]
  • Support - Jkadavoor (talk) 04:37, 26 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support, fit for framing on the lodge wall. Daniel Case (talk) 16:29, 26 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - very nice. Kaldari (talk) 06:48, 27 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • 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)[reply]
  • Support- My favorite part of this image is the water. It looks so clear and pure. Gupdoo3 (talk) 16:14, 1 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Wood Duck 2, St James's Park, London - April 2012.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 00:22, 4 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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