Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Brown pelican - natures pics.jpg

Brown Pelican in flight

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Nominated edit - The Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is the smallest of the eight species of pelican, although it is a large bird in nearly every other regard. It is 106–137 cm (42–54 in) in length, weighs from 2.75 to 5.5 kg (6-12 lb) and has a wingspan from 1.83 to 2.5 m (6 to 8.2 ft). With its five subspecies, it ranges along all of the coast of the Americas North from the Amazon and northern Peru, and South from Washington and Virginia.

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Reason

This was nominated a few years ago, and people complained about a halo that was present at the time. Nobody thought of fixing it, which I've now done (it was easy), so I'm nominating in the spirit that the concerns have been addressed.

Articles in which this image appears

Brown Pelican, List of U.S. state birds, Aransas Bay, Hans and Pat Suter Wildlife Refuge, Hans Lollik Island, List of birds of Panama, List of birds of South Carolina, List of birds of North Carolina, Arenillas Ecological Reserve, List of birds of Maryland, List of birds of Connecticut

FP category for this image

Animals/Birds

Creator

Alan D. Wilson of www.naturespicsonline.com, Papa Lima Whiskey (image edit)

• Support as nominator --Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 09:05, 9 October 2010 (UTC)
• Comment. Erm, but you've just replaced an luminosity halo with a lack-of-image-noise halo. Maybe you should de-noise the rest of the blue sky to make it consistent. Also, I think what was overlooked is the fact that it it wasn't just the halo. The halo was just a side effect of the bigger problem which was the extreme shadow lifting that seemed to have been done to the original. I commented in the original nom that the photo looked overcooked, and I think it still does... Ðiliff «» (Talk) 09:42, 9 October 2010 (UTC)
  • I don't think you've ever commented on the alt before. It'll be easier to think of what else it needs once we have a general preference for one or the other. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 19:34, 9 October 2010 (UTC)
    • I have. If you refer to the original nom, what you call the Alt here was the Original there. My comment to Fir specifically refers to it in detail. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 19:43, 9 October 2010 (UTC)
      • The histogram shows no evidence of manipulation, and I can find similarly exposed photographs elsewhere, so I see no basis for doubting the assertion that this is how it came out of the camera. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 22:18, 9 October 2010 (UTC)
        • I'd have to agree that there has been excessive use of the shadow/highlight tool. Fill flash would have the same effect on the shadows, but look at the haloing on the inside of the wing on the left. Noodle snacks (talk) 23:15, 9 October 2010 (UTC)
• Support edit, although the pic lacks some 40 pixels of minimum height. Twilightchill t 18:21, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
• Support edit: Months and months ago I was going to nominate this, but my halo reduction skills are nil. Edit is great and fixes the issue, the bird is sharp and handsome, and the flight is dynamic. To Twilight Chill above, there is no minimum height requirement? The pic meets the size criterion fine. Maedin\^talk 11:03, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
  • WP:WIAFP demands a minimum of 1,000 pixels in height or width, but here it's not so serious. Twilightchill t 17:22, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
    • Yes, and it has 1,419 in width. Maedin\^talk 17:52, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
• Weak support edit. Still think the shadows are lacking slightly, but it's otherwise a good capture. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 18:24, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
• Support edit Nergaal (talk) 21:31, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

Not promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 02:30, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

• 4.5 out of 5 required supports. Worth a re-nomination at some point. Makeemlighter (talk) 02:30, 20 October 2010 (UTC)