Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Violet-backed starling

Violet-backed starling

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 19 Apr 2019 at 14:01:44 (UTC)

Original – Violet-backed starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster verreauxi) male, in Damaraland, Namibia

Reason

High quality large image. FP on Commons. Illustrates article well.

Articles in which this image appears

Violet-backed starling

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds

Creator

Charlesjsharp

• Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 14:01, 9 April 2019 (UTC)
• Support Very nice! Great EV. Mattximus (talk) 22:49, 9 April 2019 (UTC)
• Support – so many votes on commons! Bammesk (talk) 02:59, 10 April 2019 (UTC)
•  Comment: The background can be blurred a bit to put more focus on the bird. A radial blur/motion blur would be most ideal. 180.151.77.214 (talk) 18:55, 10 April 2019 (UTC)

• I'm sure it could be, but I don't falsify backgrounds. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:01, 10 April 2019 (UTC)

• Support. MER-C 18:50, 11 April 2019 (UTC)
• Support, though I'd consider doing a slight crop. It feels like there's a little too much space above the bird. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 6.5% of all FPs} 00:37, 12 April 2019 (UTC)

•  Comment: I'm a great believer in the rule of thirds - in this case for the eye of the bird. Charlesjsharp (talk) 18:58, 12 April 2019 (UTC)

• Fair enough, then. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 6.5% of all FPs} 07:47, 13 April 2019 (UTC)

• Support Yes, no crop please. --Yann (talk) 08:27, 13 April 2019 (UTC)
• Support Geoffroi (talk) 09:57, 19 April 2019 (UTC)

Promoted File:Violet-backed starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster verreauxi) male.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:13, 19 April 2019 (UTC)