Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:023 African pygmy kingfisher at Kibale forest National Park Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg

File:023 African pygmy kingfisher at Kibale forest National Park Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg, featured edit

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Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds#Family : Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)
Info No FPs of this genus (Ispidina) and of this species (Ispidina picta). Created by Giles Laurent - uploaded by Giles Laurent - nominated by Giles Laurent -- Giles Laurent (talk) 08:31, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Giles Laurent (talk) 08:31, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 10:26, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose We don't have feather definition and if cropped would be too small. Charlesjsharp (talk) 19:52, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your review. You probably have the old file in cache, please refresh the image with F5 key (windows) or Command+R (Mac) on the full size picture page as the feathers have enough definition on the reworked version. This is a very small and shy bird that is not easy to find and photograph. You will not find a picture of this bird with better definition of the feathers on commons. Giles Laurent (talk) 21:06, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Best on Commons=Valued Image. Let's talk more about this. Yes, it's a small bird, but so are hummingbirds, and we have much sharper pictures of hummingbirds. What's the difference? I should say, I'm inclined to oppose, but I'm eager to read your explanation. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 21:14, 27 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Many humming birds are common and are not bothered by human presence, thus being easy to approach and photograph from a close distance. The african pygmy kingfisher on the other hand is a small bird that is not easy to find and that is normally very shy, making it extremely hard to photograph from very close in it’s natural environment. I was very lucky to be able to approach it to the distance I was when I took this picture by walking very slowly while being hidden by a bush that was luckily placed at a good place for me to hide and photograph it from. Giles Laurent (talk) 23:31, 27 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Understood. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 00:53, 28 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I suggest a crop, see note. Yann (talk) 21:33, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for the suggestion ! I just uploaded a new version of the file with a slight crop still giving context of the bird habitat. What do you think now Yann ? Giles Laurent (talk) 21:58, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Better, but there is still too much space on the right with disturbing elements. Idem for the upper left corner. Yann (talk) 21:59, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
New crop uploaded. What do you think now Yann ? Giles Laurent (talk) 22:53, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very well. Yann (talk) 23:01, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I still oppose. Being the best on Commons means nothing. That's the case for thousands of animal images. Doesn't make it FP, I'm afraid. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:27, 20 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
In my view this image is not only of good enough quality of a small and difficult bird to photograph but also benefited from a good lighting situation which highlights the beauty of the beautiful colors of this wild bird. The green background also creates a perfect contrast with the orange, purple, blue and red colors of the bird making it stand out even more. The combination of these elements make this of FP level in my opinion. Giles Laurent (talk) 12:43, 20 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- -donald- (talk) 08:29, 20 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support ★ 00:47, 21 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support I would like more feather definition, too, but considering the bird’s small size and after looking at Ispidina picta photos on Flickr (almost all are inferior) I think the picture deserves the star. --Aristeas (talk) 08:59, 21 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support A bit small for a bird FP in 2023 but am overall persuaded by the author's points Cmao20 (talk) 18:28, 21 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Llez (talk) 13:21, 23 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Harlock81 (talk) 16:38, 23 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Palauenc05 (talk) 19:55, 23 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 10:55, 24 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support --SHB2000 (talk) 08:02, 27 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed results:

Result: 12 support, 1 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /--Cart (talk) 11:23, 28 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This image will be added to the FP gallery: Animals/Birds#Family : Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)