Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Female Pied Harrier in Flight (retouched).jpg

File:Female Pied Harrier in Flight (retouched).jpg, featured edit

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Info created and uploaded by Kirkamon Cabello - nominated by IamMM -- IamMM (talk) 09:01, 25 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- IamMM (talk) 09:01, 25 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support Could probably stand to do more to suppress the slight halo around parts of the bird. Daniel Case (talk) 19:15, 25 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support I like that face. IamMM, you really do a great job finding good, interesting photos by users whose work we usually don't see here or often even on QIC to nominate. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 07:52, 26 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support except why is the file name IN ALL CAPS ;) SHB2000 (talk) 11:24, 26 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Not the sharpest, but very impressive. IamMM, I would also like to second Ikan’s word of thanks for your efforts to highlight exciting pictures from less known contributors. --Aristeas (talk) 15:13, 26 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Ikan Kekek for the positive feedback and also thank you Aristeas for voluntarily resolving technical issues and saving many nominations. --IamMM (talk) 18:39, 26 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Support --MZaplotnik^(talk) 16:17, 26 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Radomianin (talk) 11:33, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 13:00, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support IMO the filename should be improved. --XRay 💬 18:13, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Cmao20 (talk) 22:08, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Unfortunately blue chromatic aberrations around the bird at the bottom. Also the colors are over-saturated. No EXIF metadata on the file page. ~~To finish, a technical and compatibility problem: No color-space metadata and no embedded color profile: Windows and Mac web browsers treat colors randomly.~~ -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:06, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Comment … and there is a big dustspot in the sky near to the top-left corner. I have tried to tackle some of these problems in this derivative version. The dust spot is removed, the CAs are reduced, the colour space is defined (and the filename is better ;–)). Is this version better, Basile? And what do other people think? Best, --Aristeas (talk) 11:51, 3 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Clearly improved. Thanks, Aristeas. If not proposed as alternative now, I have no doubt a further Delist & replace nomination will gather enough supports in the future -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:22, 4 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Basile! – I have uploaded my variant under a new filename because the original photo is a WLF 2021 winner and it’s always a bit questionable to overwrite images that have won awards in a competition. But since the derivative file only changes details, it’s maybe not necessary to offer it as an alternative (which requires additional voting). I therefore propose that we simply reallocate this vote to the derived file if no one is against it – that saves us all work.
@IamMM, Daniel Case, Ikan Kekek, SHB2000, MZaplotnik, Radomianin, Tournasol7, XRay, and Cmao20: Basile has pointed out some technical problems in this photograph and I have tried to fix most of them in this derivative version. Would you be OK with just changing this vote to use the derivative version instead of the original one? That saves us all work, and in fact it’s the same photo, just with a few less problems ;–). --Aristeas (talk) 08:50, 4 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Aristeas, this version is significantly better in my eyes so I support this one. --IamMM (talk) 10:16, 4 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Clever initiative IMO. Thanks -- Basile Morin (talk) 13:09, 4 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you very much for your initiative, Aristeas. The derived version is a real improvement. I agree with your proposed procedure to save a withdrawal/renomination. -- Radomianin (talk) 13:50, 4 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I agree. MZaplotnik^(talk) 14:45, 4 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your answers and approval! If no objections are raised, I will exchange the photograph tomorrow. --Aristeas (talk) 16:22, 4 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I find the differences between the two versions subtle, but the derivative version is better, so I'm on board with featuring it, rather than the nominated version. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 21:18, 4 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You are right, Ikan, the differences are minor. I would have liked to reduce the sharpening edges on the wings as well, but that would have been really difficult. So I just fixed what I could, but I hope it’s an improvement after all. --Aristeas (talk) 07:08, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you all! I have exchanged the original version by the derivative version now, so the latter will get featured. --Aristeas (talk) 06:53, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Weak support now. Review amended. Thanks -- Basile Morin (talk) 07:28, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed results:

Result: 11 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /--MZaplotnik^(talk) 13:29, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This image will be added to the FP gallery: Animals/Birds/Accipitriformes#Genus : Circus