Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Habanero closeup

Habanero closeup

Edit to sharpen, lighten background, color noise, and downsize a little

The current picture of a Habanero is being delisted. I have taken this one in the hope of replacing it. It is of higher resolution and addresses the concerns for the one being delisted. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 04:38, 15 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Nominate and support. - HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 04:38, 15 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - not very attractive unfortunately. Kind of looks like a mug shot :) A more interesting composition and background perhaps? Stevage 04:41, 15 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Well my attempt was an encyclopedic portrayal. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 04:43, 15 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  - Well, don't think the two are opposites: FPs are by definition both encyclopaedic *and* attractive. Stevage 08:06, 16 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Valid point. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 15:08, 16 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral. Much better than the previous FP and should definitely replace it on the article, but not sure about FP quality. Good job nonetheless. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 07:44, 15 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Good pic but somehow boring. Perhaps more than one of these peppers would have been more interesting, and I would have liked some indication of size. - Adrian Pingstone 12:21, 15 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Better than the old one, but kind of dull. The lighting could be better. --Bridgecross 21:18, 15 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral until it gets cleaned up. There's some purple near the top of the stem and the stem itself could be clearer. An edit by Fir0002 could bring this up to FPC quality.. I'd also like to see the back cleared out in favor of a white background. drumguy8800 C T 21:40, 15 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- I'm not Fir, but I uploaded an edit that hopefully addresses these concerns. Sharpening can only do so much before it starts to look bad, and the strong highlight remains. That said, I think this version clears some things up and I would support edit 1.--Andrew c 16:58, 16 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  - Support Fir edit. Nice edit Andrew, but Fir addresses my concerns better.. I meant completely white (except for the shadow.) drumguy8800 C T 10:10, 19 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support Edit 1 Well, even if you aren't Fir, this cleanup is pretty darn good. I'll support this for sure. --Iriseyes 03:33, 17 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Support Edit 1. The whole "Lets get Fir0002 to edit it!" thing is a bit silly anyway. Basic photoshop editing can be done by anyone (although obviously good technique and attention to detail helps). Always suggesting a certain person is a bit exclusionist for the many other competent editors. Anyway, this edit is good but I'm sure a more aesthetically pleasing composition would improve its chances. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 11:07, 17 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Is that a hint of jealousy I detect? :-) --Fir0002 11:15, 18 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think Diliff is in anyway jealous.;-) --Arad 05:35, 24 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Weak oppose, FPC criterion 7 states "The picture should make a reader want to know more." It isn't doing that for me. Pstuart84 22:57, 17 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Support Either edit. Good encyclopeadic shot, although the fruit has some minor blemishes. --Fir0002 11:15, 18 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Oppose Edit 1, Oppose Original and Edit 2 - The reflection ruined it for me. The background of the original is not good and Fir's edit introduces large halo and the background looks unnatural (what was once a nice, blurred, out of focus transition from the subject to the background is now sharp and looks obviously edited). --antilived ^{T | C | G} 08:22, 19 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Ok picture but I don't see this as FP. Editing is pointless, even by the great Fir ;-). Reshoot! If the lighting in the original is too hard, no edit can ever fix it. There were two recent examples of nice lighting: the lemons and the onions (which unfortunately had other flaws). --Dschwen 18:07, 19 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Yes, I indeed have alot to learn about lighting, one of the harder parts of photography in my experience. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 18:09, 19 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --KFP (talk | contribs) 11:17, 24 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]