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  • Promoted This was taken moments before (or after) the adjacent 🦆 photo and it was processed in the same way. Background goes a long way.
    Promoted This was taken moments before (or after) the adjacent 🦆 photo and it was processed in the same way. Background goes a long way.
  • Rejected This one got two 👎👎. "Looks posterized" from @User:Fabian_Roudra_Baroi and "the photo is overprocessed and posterized" from @User:Granada. I'd have to go back and look, but I think the issue is that there's a lot of quasi-wavy vegetation in the background and my lens wasn't good enough to give me "creamy bokeh" so that background vegetation ends up looking overly processed (even though it isn't??). The subject itself was pretty much as you see it. Very close to the 📷 with a lot of detail. Nevertheless, I suppose if it looks like a 🦆 (or looks over-processed) and quacks like a 🦆, then it's "over-processed."
    Rejected This one got two 👎👎. "Looks posterized" from @User:Fabian_Roudra_Baroi and "the photo is overprocessed and posterized" from @User:Granada. I'd have to go back and look, but I think the issue is that there's a lot of quasi-wavy vegetation in the background and my lens wasn't good enough to give me "creamy bokeh" so that background vegetation ends up looking overly processed (even though it isn't??). The subject itself was pretty much as you see it. Very close to the 📷 with a lot of detail. Nevertheless, I suppose if it looks like a 🦆 (or looks over-processed) and quacks like a 🦆, then it's "over-processed."
  • Promoted I think this is the first pic that I nominated for QI.
    Promoted I think this is the first pic that I nominated for QI.
  • Promoted I wish I could see these 🐦s more often.
    Promoted I wish I could see these 🐦s more often.
  • Promoted 🐦 looks proud.
    Promoted 🐦 looks proud.
  • Soft Rejection Actually, I think I withdrew this one. @User:Tagooty should have outright rejected it. It's almost a good shot, but I snipped the 🐦's tail. I thought it might be salvageable with a tighter crop, but I couldn't get something that I liked.
    Soft Rejection Actually, I think I withdrew this one. @User:Tagooty should have outright rejected it. It's almost a good shot, but I snipped the 🐦's tail. I thought it might be salvageable with a tighter crop, but I couldn't get something that I liked.
  • Promoted Nice bokeh. Compare to mallard drake photo below.
    Promoted Nice bokeh. Compare to mallard drake photo below.
  • Promoted Boooooooring. 🥱🥱
    Promoted Boooooooring. 🥱🥱
  • Promoted One ugly baby 🐦.
    Promoted One ugly baby 🐦.
  • Promoted Meh.
    Promoted Meh.
  • Promoted Same wren. I used to like this photo (mostly from the anthropomorphic "attitude"), but it looks over-processed to me now.
    Promoted Same wren. I used to like this photo (mostly from the anthropomorphic "attitude"), but it looks over-processed to me now.
  • Promoted This juvenile wren has no tail feathers. A wildlife expert told me that the 🐦 should definitely have tail feathers at the time of this photo, so it probably lost them trying to escape from the clutches of a raptor.
    Promoted This juvenile wren has no tail feathers. A wildlife expert told me that the 🐦 should definitely have tail feathers at the time of this photo, so it probably lost them trying to escape from the clutches of a raptor.
  • Promoted If i had a 🪙 for every well-focused mockingbird photo that i’ve taken, I’d probably have 🪙🪙🪙🪙.
    Promoted If i had a 🪙 for every well-focused mockingbird photo that i’ve taken, I’d probably have 🪙🪙🪙🪙.
  • Soft Rejection User:charlesjsharp commented that it looked oversaturated. Looks like I did go heavy on the saturation there.
    Soft Rejection User:charlesjsharp commented that it looked oversaturated. Looks like I did go heavy on the saturation there.
  • Promoted A nice looking 🐦 taken at a beautiful wildlife sanctuary.
    Promoted A nice looking 🐦 taken at a beautiful wildlife sanctuary.
  • Promoted I had considered nominating this for FP, but I'm too thin-skinned for the scrutiny. And the background is a little too busy.
    Promoted I had considered nominating this for FP, but I'm too thin-skinned for the scrutiny. And the background is a little too busy.
  • Promoted I like this photo for several reasons. I can see how people might dislike it because of the man-made fishing line, but that was part of the point here. A lot of people leave their non-degradable 🗑️ @ Keeney Cove and the wildlife have to deal with it. In this case, I think the phoebe might have gathered the line for nesting material because I don't think that spool could have gotten up so high by the ✋ of any rational human.
    Promoted I like this photo for several reasons. I can see how people might dislike it because of the man-made fishing line, but that was part of the point here. A lot of people leave their non-degradable 🗑️ @ Keeney Cove and the wildlife have to deal with it. In this case, I think the phoebe might have gathered the line for nesting material because I don't think that spool could have gotten up so high by the ✋ of any rational human.
  • Promoted by User:charlesjsharp but he feels it needs a crop.
    Promoted by User:charlesjsharp but he feels it needs a crop.
  • Promoted Not much to say here except the sparrow looks like Tony Montana about 2 hours into Scarface.
    Promoted Not much to say here except the sparrow looks like Tony Montana about 2 hours into Scarface.
  • Promoted One of the few photos that I've taken that I genuinely like.
    Promoted One of the few photos that I've taken that I genuinely like.
  • Promoted The chopped stick on the left is problematic. I should have removed it by inpainting, but that stuff usually feels like cheating, especially with such a large object. The details on the 🐦 are nice, however, given the fact that it is darkly colored.
    Promoted The chopped stick on the left is problematic. I should have removed it by inpainting, but that stuff usually feels like cheating, especially with such a large object. The details on the 🐦 are nice, however, given the fact that it is darkly colored.
  • Promoted Nothing says "Quality Image" like a junco posing on the roof of a mobile home. #murica
    Promoted Nothing says "Quality Image" like a junco posing on the roof of a mobile home. #murica
  • Promoted @User:Tagooty said he thought it was a real 🦆 at first. I guess that's a testament to the skill of the decoy manufacturer. I wish that damned stick wasn't draped across the decoy. The 🧊🧊🧊 crystals on the decoy provide a sense of how cold it was that day.
    Promoted @User:Tagooty said he thought it was a real 🦆 at first. I guess that's a testament to the skill of the decoy manufacturer. I wish that damned stick wasn't draped across the decoy. The 🧊🧊🧊 crystals on the decoy provide a sense of how cold it was that day.
  • Promoted, almost certainly because of sharp focus. The background is blah. Shot by sitting in the passenger seat of my 🚗 and stabilizing the lens on the partially rolled-down window. A nice 💑 had left birdseed on the ground at the wildlife management area, making it easy to shoot the locals.
    Promoted, almost certainly because of sharp focus. The background is blah. Shot by sitting in the passenger seat of my 🚗 and stabilizing the lens on the partially rolled-down window. A nice 💑 had left birdseed on the ground at the wildlife management area, making it easy to shoot the locals.
  • Promoted, but only after a disputed rejection. Strangely, @User:Poco_a_poco felt that the background was fake. It's a boring 🐦, but this and the two other photos of the same subject (not shown) are probably my best photos--not saying much.
    Promoted, but only after a disputed rejection. Strangely, @User:Poco_a_poco felt that the background was fake. It's a boring 🐦, but this and the two other photos of the same subject (not shown) are probably my best photos--not saying much.
  • No verdict / Soft Rejection. @User:C messier indicates that "There is a halo around the beak." I don't see the 😇 and I'm not sure what a 😇 would be. I suspect it means the reviewer feels like there's a post-processing artifact that created some type of 'halo.' I wasn't really in ❤️ enough with the photo to fight for it. It's also quite possible that I just suck at seeing 😇s.
    No verdict / Soft Rejection. @User:C messier indicates that "There is a halo around the beak." I don't see the 😇 and I'm not sure what a 😇 would be. I suspect it means the reviewer feels like there's a post-processing artifact that created some type of 'halo.' I wasn't really in ❤️ enough with the photo to fight for it. It's also quite possible that I just suck at seeing 😇s.
  • Promoted reluctantly by @User:Charlesjsharp--damned with faint praise because the subject was looking away. I thought the pose made the 🐦 look pensive. de gustibus....
    Promoted reluctantly by @User:Charlesjsharp--damned with faint praise because the subject was looking away. I thought the pose made the 🐦 look pensive. de gustibus....
  • Rejected 1 vote to promote and 2 opposed. @User:Charlesjsharp led the rejection with "Oppose technical quality from high ISO". I'm not exactly sure what that means other than the ISO was too high and I went heavy on the denoise?? User:BigDom cast the deciding 👎. It was a borderline photo, so the 2 to 1 vote probably makes sense.
    Rejected 1 vote to promote and 2 opposed. @User:Charlesjsharp led the rejection with "Oppose technical quality from high ISO". I'm not exactly sure what that means other than the ISO was too high and I went heavy on the denoise?? User:BigDom cast the deciding 👎. It was a borderline photo, so the 2 to 1 vote probably makes sense.
  • Promoted Decent shot of a somewhat uncommon 🐦.
    Promoted Decent shot of a somewhat uncommon 🐦.
  • Promoted Most likely promoted for good focus. An otherwise uninspired snap.
    Promoted Most likely promoted for good focus. An otherwise uninspired snap.
  • Rejected by @User:charlesjsharp for the purple halo around the head (and rightly so). I should look at these more carefully before I nominate!
    Rejected by @User:charlesjsharp for the purple halo around the head (and rightly so). I should look at these more carefully before I nominate!
  • Promoted See previous comment.
    Promoted See previous comment.
  • Promoted Definitely a flawed photo, but the lighting is decent.
    Promoted Definitely a flawed photo, but the lighting is decent.
  • Promoted I'm not sure how this got promoted. I guess the focus carried the day, but as noted on the earlier chickadee photos, the lighting isn't great here and the blacks are very ⚫.
    Promoted I'm not sure how this got promoted. I guess the focus carried the day, but as noted on the earlier chickadee photos, the lighting isn't great here and the blacks are very ⚫.
  • Promoted Looks like I'm trying to collect the complete assortment of boring subjects. But the 🐱 does look nice.
    Promoted Looks like I'm trying to collect the complete assortment of boring subjects. But the 🐱 does look nice.
  • Promoted That is one colorful bill.
    Promoted That is one colorful bill.
  • Promoted One of my favorite photos. Lotta personality in that leap.
    Promoted One of my favorite photos. Lotta personality in that leap.
  • Promoted Feeder shot!
    Promoted Feeder shot!
  • Promoted Pretty sure the person who rejected the previous "bokeh photo" (User:Plozessor) simply gave up and promoted this one out of pity. Well, at least I got more of the espresso cup in focus this time (at the expense of blurry bokeh).
    Promoted Pretty sure the person who rejected the previous "bokeh photo" (User:Plozessor) simply gave up and promoted this one out of pity. Well, at least I got more of the espresso cup in focus this time (at the expense of blurry bokeh).
  • Rejected I was enamored with this shot, but the rejection was understandable--not enough was in focus! So, I re-shot at a higher F-stop.
    Rejected I was enamored with this shot, but the rejection was understandable--not enough was in focus! So, I re-shot at a higher F-stop.
  • Promoted Same gull. Same spot. I like that you can see detailed shadow of the feathers across the eye.
    Promoted Same gull. Same spot. I like that you can see detailed shadow of the feathers across the eye.
  • Promoted I like the lighting on this one. And it helps when the 🐦 just stands there 3 meters from the 📷 and poses.
    Promoted I like the lighting on this one. And it helps when the 🐦 just stands there 3 meters from the 📷 and poses.
  • Promoted Another feeder shot and another boring subject, but I like the background.
    Promoted Another feeder shot and another boring subject, but I like the background.
  • Promoted Yet another boring subject, but I'm happy with the photo.
    Promoted Yet another boring subject, but I'm happy with the photo.
  • Rejected I challenged this one, too. But I got shot down for the same reason as with the blue jay. I fought the law, and--well--the results were as expected.
    Rejected I challenged this one, too. But I got shot down for the same reason as with the blue jay. I fought the law, and--well--the results were as expected.
  • Rejected I disputed this rejection, but the feeling was that it looked over-processed. Like I ran it through two different sharpening filters. Can't win 'em all.
    Rejected I disputed this rejection, but the feeling was that it looked over-processed. Like I ran it through two different sharpening filters. Can't win 'em all.
  • Promoted Taken in the backyard (another birdfeeder shot -- don't tell anyone!). I find that juncos are either photogenic or hideous. This one was photogenic.
    Promoted Taken in the backyard (another birdfeeder shot -- don't tell anyone!). I find that juncos are either photogenic or hideous. This one was photogenic.
  • Promoted Birdfeeder shot (soooo trite), but nice background.
    Promoted Birdfeeder shot (soooo trite), but nice background.
  • Promoted I would not have been surprised with a rejection, but I probably got points for getting reasonably good focus while the gull was in flight. Gull appears to be annoyed with the Paparazzo.
    Promoted I would not have been surprised with a rejection, but I probably got points for getting reasonably good focus while the gull was in flight. Gull appears to be annoyed with the Paparazzo.
  • Promoted Same song sparrow as earlier. I had to get low to the ground to get that blurry background. A remarkable feat for my 55-year-old-ass.
    Promoted Same song sparrow as earlier. I had to get low to the ground to get that blurry background. A remarkable feat for my 55-year-old-ass.
  • Rejected I was initially surprised by this rejection, but the reason provided is understandable in retrospect. @User:FlocciNivis opposes because the "... branches in the foreground distract from the woodpecker...." I was too enamored with the sharp focus, but the branches are definitely problematic. I was stabilizing the 📷 on the roof of my 🚗 and in the 10 seconds it took me to mount the 📷 on my monopod, the woodpecker took off.
    Rejected I was initially surprised by this rejection, but the reason provided is understandable in retrospect. @User:FlocciNivis opposes because the "... branches in the foreground distract from the woodpecker...." I was too enamored with the sharp focus, but the branches are definitely problematic. I was stabilizing the 📷 on the roof of my 🚗 and in the 10 seconds it took me to mount the 📷 on my monopod, the woodpecker took off.
  • Promoted See previous comment. I like the pose on the 🐦 in this one a little bit more.
    Promoted See previous comment. I like the pose on the 🐦 in this one a little bit more.
  • Promoted This and the accompanying photo are probably the first two decent pics that I've ever been able to take of a chickadee. The reasons for my lack of success are two-fold: first, it's difficult to get good detail from their black feathers. Second, and more important, is that I have no talent. Took me years to get these two shots and basically it was just blind luck that I had the sunlight hitting this 🐦 in the right way.
    Promoted This and the accompanying photo are probably the first two decent pics that I've ever been able to take of a chickadee. The reasons for my lack of success are two-fold: first, it's difficult to get good detail from their black feathers. Second, and more important, is that I have no talent. Took me years to get these two shots and basically it was just blind luck that I had the sunlight hitting this 🐦 in the right way.
  • Promoted The pic is in focus, so I can understand the promotion, but definitely not my favorite. The sky is an ugly shade of blue. One of those pics where, the more I look, the less I like.
    Promoted The pic is in focus, so I can understand the promotion, but definitely not my favorite. The sky is an ugly shade of blue. One of those pics where, the more I look, the less I like.
  • Promoted User:D-Kuru was kind enough to recommend promotion. S/he is correct, though, stating: "Partially covered, but still a good shot (and the focus is on the eye anyway)" I figured this was a borderline nomination. The focus is good, but I wish the 🐦 had crept out a little more and had turned its head toward me.
    Promoted User:D-Kuru was kind enough to recommend promotion. S/he is correct, though, stating: "Partially covered, but still a good shot (and the focus is on the eye anyway)" I figured this was a borderline nomination. The focus is good, but I wish the 🐦 had crept out a little more and had turned its head toward me.
  • Promoted Was concerned that it would get rejected as "overprocessed" but the 🐦 was really close to the 📷 and remained still for extended periods, so the details came out remarkably 'crisp.' Other than de-noising (DxO soft setting), I didn't do anything.
    Promoted Was concerned that it would get rejected as "overprocessed" but the 🐦 was really close to the 📷 and remained still for extended periods, so the details came out remarkably 'crisp.' Other than de-noising (DxO soft setting), I didn't do anything.
  • Promoted I have no idea what makes a good skyline photo, but I think this will get promoted. Taken during a slightly more optimistic less pessimistic time.
    Promoted I have no idea what makes a good skyline photo, but I think this will get promoted. Taken during a slightly more optimistic less pessimistic time.
  • Promoted You can't see the 🐦 feeder because I cropped it out of the photo.
    Promoted You can't see the 🐦 feeder because I cropped it out of the photo.
  • Promoted. Background is _almost_ nice.
    Promoted. Background is _almost_ nice.
  • Promoted . Strangely, I had uploaded two other photos of the same 🐦 months ago, but I came across this one recently and this one strikes me as better than the other two.
    Promoted . Strangely, I had uploaded two other photos of the same 🐦 months ago, but I came across this one recently and this one strikes me as better than the other two.
  • Promoted. I know, I know, it's a boring 🐦 in a banal location, but I like the half-blink and the detail on the 🪶s & 👀. Otherwise, guilty-as-charged.
    Promoted. I know, I know, it's a boring 🐦 in a banal location, but I like the half-blink and the detail on the 🪶s & 👀. Otherwise, guilty-as-charged.
  • Promoted. I like the shot, but there's a good chance of rejection simply because I didn't nail focus on the 👀.
    Promoted. I like the shot, but there's a good chance of rejection simply because I didn't nail focus on the 👀.
  • Promoted. The evil lady brown headed 🐄🐦.
    Promoted. The evil lady brown headed 🐄🐦.
  • Promoted. Charles J Sharp was gracious enough to support promotion here.
    Promoted. Charles J Sharp was gracious enough to support promotion here.
  • Promoted. I had to kneel in the mud for this baby.
    Promoted. I had to kneel in the mud for this baby.
  • Promoted I'm having good luck with Swiss Basics Moisturizing Formula. Also having good luck with Tree Swallows posing close to me.
    Promoted I'm having good luck with Swiss Basics Moisturizing Formula. Also having good luck with Tree Swallows posing close to me.
  • Promoted ditto.
    Promoted ditto.
  • Promoted 🐦 has the head "fade"
    Promoted 🐦 has the head "fade"
  • Promoted pretty 🐦
    Promoted pretty 🐦
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