Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Budgerigar-Female-Benno

Budgerigar-Female-Benno edit

Photo taken of Benno, the female budgerigar by friend, Craig Patten.

Photo taken of Benno, the female budgerigar by my friend, Craig Patten. This is Craig's partner's pet budgie. I have met it on several occasions and it and it is a dear thing. But more to the point, I am surprised and impressed by the excellent quality and composition of this picture. I don't know anything about photography and Craig is not a professional photographer either but the photo surpasses an amateur.

Nominate and support. - Frances76 06:16, 14 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose for every reason under the sun. - Samsara (talk • contribs) 11:20, 14 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Sorry, this isn't FP stuff - mostly out of focus, bad lighting & background, tail cut off...--Janke | Talk 14:16, 14 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I don't agree with Janke, the background is pleasantly neutral and the lighting is pleasingly gentle. However, sadly, the off-centre placement and the blurred tail end irritates me - Adrian Pingstone 15:51, 14 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Too-shallow DoF and incomplete subject. In addition (and this is NOT why I voted Oppose, but only a side-note), it would be nice if any FP of a budgie could display wild-type plumage... or at least a more common domestic plumage. --Dante Alighieri | Talk 22:00, 14 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I don't like how its off-centered, and only a portion of his tail is not visible. Alvinrune ^TALK 22:20, 14 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose I absolutly love the picture and currently have it as my computer desktop, but it's not FP quality just because the budgie is cute. ;-) BTW that picture's on my user page! Penubag 02:02, 9 March 2007 (UTC)penubag[reply]

Not promoted --PS2pcGAMER (talk) 08:51, 28 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]