Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Crocodylus acutus out.jpg

Voting period ends on 19 Jan 2009 at 04:45:25

Info created, uploaded and nominated by -- Tomascastelazo (talk) 04:45, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support I asked to stick its head out of the water and say cheese. That´s how the picture was made ;o) -- Tomascastelazo (talk) 04:45, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Another amazing image!--Mbz1 (talk) 13:10, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support --ComputerHotline (talk) 16:12, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support It looks lite it's smiling... Calandrella (talk) 20:08, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose great shot but the quality isn't there for me. --ianaré (talk) 04:13, 11 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral For the given circumstances 1/30s at 800 ISO ! ( I assume it was very very gloomy there ) it's a really great shot. What i find a bit unfortunate is the leaking contrast between the croc and the water, which was adressed in the earlier nom. --Richard Bartz (talk) 16:08, 11 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Dear Richard, I recognize the lack of contrast is a bit of a problem. The circumstances are adverse in many ways for my occasional visits to this swamp. Ligth is always a problem. In this spot where crocs congregate at the edge of the swamp there is a mangrove, and when the sun is up, the sunlight filters through and makes it even worse, I get what I call Dalmatian Light (lots of spots), so I have to wait until the sun is low enough. In anycase, the window is very short, maybe 30 minutes in the afternoon. Morning light is fine, but the crocs don't go into action until they warm up. Another problem is the spot where I climb into, I have to watch out for the critters, camera, etc. Sometimes I have crocs in three sides and I sure don't want to be croc diner. So that leaves us the reflexions. A polarizer filter could help but then I lose 2-3 stops, and I am already at ISO 800, 1/30 exposure and 5.6 aperture (I need that tiny bit of DOF). Plus the fact that it is hard to predict their movements, although I watch out for the apex of their movement, that moment that freezes the instant, before the subject goes back to movement. So it is what it is, with its faults and strengths. And after the shoot, cerveza and tequila, it is beach vacation anyway! --Tomascastelazo (talk) 17:23, 11 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

:-) Can imagine this scary and amazing place. I like the term Dalmatian Light ;-) --Richard Bartz (talk) 18:19, 11 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

LOL! Well, scary, no, amazing, yes, safe, if you are careful, I really don't take stupid chances. I spend a lot of time observing them, but most of the time they just linger, with occasional outburts. Crocs are what can be described as "beautifully ugly critters"... Anyway, they are not good climbers! And actually the biggest problem are the mosquitoes. --Tomascastelazo (talk) 19:15, 11 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Support --Lošmi (talk) 15:33, 12 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Poor quality. Lycaon (talk) 17:50, 12 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Poor quality --Massimo Catarinella (talk) 18:00, 12 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Great composition. Quality, albeit less than perfect, is pretty good too. Crapload (talk) 00:49, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Prefer croc nominated above (File:Crocodylus_acutus_close_up.jpg). -- JalalV (talk) 02:08, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose And another low quality image of some crocodile. --Karel (talk) 21:19, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

result: 6 support, 5 oppose, 1 neutral => not featured. Ö 12:15, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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