Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Red-browed Finch

Original - Red-browed Finch (Neochmia temporalis), Cleland Wildlife Park, near Mount Lofty, Adelaide, South Australia.

Reason: Good quality and (I think) well composed shot of this species. Shows the bird in a natural setting—although this is at a wildlife park this bird is not caged but was photographed in the open. All significant parts (colouring, beak shape etc..) are visible and in focus.
Articles this image appears in: Red-browed Finch
Creator: Peripitus

Support as nominator --Peripitus (Talk) 00:07, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The back of the head and the "torso" are blurred. Is that bird real? It doesn't seem to have nostrils, does it? franklin 00:25, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The back of the bird is just at the limit of the depth-of-field but I don't see that this detracts from the image. As for the nostrils I cannot see any visible ones in any of the commons images - Peripitus (Talk) 00:34, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose. Good picture and high res, but the focus is too much in the front, leaving the back of the bird unsharp and melt into the background. Also the backround doesn't provide enough contrast, the most prominent element in the image being not the bird but the branch. Elekhh (talk) 08:14, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support. Focus is on the face where it should be (if a compromise has to be made); difficult angle. Durova³⁷⁹ 18:36, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support GerardM (talk) 10:46, 12 December 2009 (UTC) nice clear picture[reply]

Not promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 01:04, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]