Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Rock doves in flight.jpg

File:Rock doves in flight.jpg, featured edit

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Info c/u/n by Laitche (talk) 19:24, 3 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Laitche (talk) 19:24, 3 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support --LivioAndronico ^(talk) 19:41, 3 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Question Pardon me for being just a little suspicious since we've had our fair share of digital manipulations here lately. I see that you are using some heavy equipment and you have done some amazing photos before, but is this all in one shot or is it a composite of several pics? You know the old saying: "If something seems too good to be true, it probably is." If it's all koscher, then take my question as a compliment. w.carter-Talk 19:55, 3 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@W.carter: Yeah this is all in one shot, it's not a composite of several pics. NOT an fake! Haha. Thanks. --Laitche (talk) 20:19, 3 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Then I must say I'm very impressed! And of course I'll support it. Good and lucky shot.

(even if some of the birds have a very slight CA on their featers, you might want to fix that)

Support --w.carter-Talk 20:33, 3 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Support Great shot. --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 02:29, 4 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support Ikan Kekek (talk) 03:14, 4 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Regretful oppose Very well done, but this just looks like a flock of pigeons flying to me, with nothing striking about the birds and the way they are placed. Perhaps there are too many of them ... looking at it in closeup, in groups of two or three, I was more struck. Daniel Case (talk) 04:03, 4 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it's a flock of pigeons but then you got this almost white, perfectly placed one in an peace-dove-pose. On my way to work there is a farmer with a sense of humor. He has about a hundred white sheep plus one single black grazing in a large meadow. I've been waiting for months now to catch these guys in good light, a good position in a good part of the field for a shot. No luck so far. They are in the shade, they are lying down in the tall grass, blocking the black sheep, showing me their butts, etc. And sheep move a lot slower than doves. How I envy Laitche this shot... . w.carter-Talk 07:03, 4 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Support Christian Ferrer ^(talk) 05:13, 4 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Per Daniel. INeverCry 06:00, 4 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Uoaei1 (talk) 06:30, 4 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support 😄 ArionEstar 😜 (talk) 18:09, 4 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral while I can see the idea behind this photo, I feel pretty much like Daniel. With another flying pattern, this picture could have been striking and beautiful. - Benh (talk) 22:02, 5 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
New Version Uploaded with fixing CAs, WB and sharpened. --Laitche (talk) 23:09, 5 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Benh -- Zcebeci (talk) 07:46, 6 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Michael Gäbler (talk) 20:01, 6 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed results:

Result: 9 support, 3 oppose, 1 neutral → featured. /INeverCry 03:07, 13 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

This image will be added to the FP gallery: Animals/Birds