Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Laughing kookaburra dec08.jpg

Laughing Kookaburra

Reason: High quality image with a clean background of one of Australia's most iconic birds
Articles this image appears in: Laughing Kookaburra
Creator: Fir0002

Support as nominator --Fir0002 07:49, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support either with preference for Alt 1. Nice shots! Omnibus (talk) 08:21, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose Distracting background. — Aitias // discussion 11:09, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support for Alt 1. Very nice composition but shame about the overexposure in the background at the bottom. Again it would have been nice to combine elements of both images! Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 08:30, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- I don't think the overexposed area is much of an issue because to me it's not particularly unaesthetic and it doesn't detract from the actual bird. --Fir0002 10:08, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support alt1 --Avala (talk) 11:16, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Original, Weak Oppose Alt 1 I think the original is much better than the alternate. I only wish we could see some of the feet. Alt 1 has the feet but isn't nearly as attractive as the original. Makeemlighter (talk) 19:28, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Either I only ever seem to see these after dark. Noodle snacks (talk) 00:54, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support original Even though I think alt2 has better contrast, the original has better detail, especially on the face and wings. Zoo Fari 22:44, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support either. The alt has better composition but the bright sky is distracting. --Muhammad(talk) 10:50, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt For me the greens and browns in the background of the "original" merges with the colours of the bird. The blue sky in the alternative provides a nicer contrast, allowing the details of the bird to show through. Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 07:50, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Laughing kookaburra dec08 02.jpg --Wronkiew (talk) 17:45, 29 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Why was the alternate promoted instead of the original? It looks like there is equal support for each. Perhaps more input should be requested... Makeemlighter (talk) 03:23, 30 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Alternate received slightly more support, by my calculations. Considering that both versions received overwhelming support, I decided to pick the most supported version instead of leaving it open. If someone who did not review this image thinks it was closed early, I'll be happy to revert the promotion and put it up for more discussion. Wronkiew (talk) 06:45, 2 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]