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Underside of expanded bluefire jellyfish in Brofjorden
  • Thanks! Can't say I "like" them either, they are either yuckky and slimy or they sting like hell when you swim into their threads by mistake. :-/ But they are fun to photograph. --Cart (talk) 19:30, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, I'll take your very honest critique to heart, but at least I can assure you that this is indeed a jellyfish. :-) You can even compare it with the photos of half-turned jellies in the category. --Cart (talk) 22:14, 23 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
It's nothing personal:) JukoFF (talk) 22:17, 23 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Yes in this category, according to the trends of this vote, 2/3 of the photos should be favorites, they at least show something related to jellyfish:) JukoFF (talk) 22:22, 23 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Well, this sort of comments always pop up when you try to show a new angle of something, that people in general aren't used to seeing. And you are wrong about the percentage; about 90% of the photos in that category are far below FP quality. But it was a rare event to get this species in camera range, and I wanted to make the most of it, even though the overall light was not good at that time. I only dared to make these nominations because of the FPC rule about hard-to-photograph subjects/events can excuse a lower technical quality of the photo. I'd call a species that only shows up once in 8 years a bit difficult. People here have no problem making exceptions for rare birds that are hard to find, I don't see why underwater creatures should be treated differently. --Cart (talk) 22:50, 23 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Do you have a single nomination where your photos don't get status:). I have the utmost respect for your contributions, you are doing a great job. I am only against the fact that we here are afraid to vote against, because a person has a reputation and gradually after really great photos he nominates photos that are not the best quality, but the community can not vote against. JukoFF (talk) 23:02, 23 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
"Do you have a single nomination where your photos don't get status" - I'm sorry , but that comment is just too funny!!! :-D I try to photograph new and/or different things/angles/views/scenes, and because of that I've had my ass kicked more than most regular nominators here. Even on some of the noms that were promoted, I walked away bruised and battered. So yes, I know how it feels to have my photos rejected. If you want some sort of hard statistics, you can read this table and see that about half my noms "don't get status". Trust me, the community has no problem with voting against my photos. The latest one was the nom just before this one. --Cart (talk) 23:15, 23 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment Hold on a sec! I think I've figured out what's going on here, and why JukoFF is so outraged when a normal "oppose" would have been enough. I read things like "honorable photographer", "really great photos", something about me being a photographer of reputation who people don't dare to vote against, and that weird thing about me not having lost any noms. These things are usually not remotely associated with me. I think you, JukoFF, has me confused with some other photographer with a similar name, like Code or Colin, both more in line with your high thoughts. And yes, it would be out of character for one of them, with their superior equipment and expertise to nominate a photo of this quality. That would justify your outburst. Me, I'm nowhere near their standard, and I'm as surprised as you are of the warm reception these jelly photos have received. But it's been amusing to be mistaken for one of the "big guys" for a while. :-) I hope this clears things up. --Cart (talk) 03:48, 24 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@JukoFF, stop this disruptive behaviour. If you don't trust Cart to know what they are taking pictures of, you should at least trust that all users voting on this can come to their own conclusions. You have a different opinion than the rest of us, which is perfectly acceptable - but it is not at all acceptable to keep pushing it as the only valid opinion. Kritzolina (talk) 08:20, 29 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Confirmed results:
Result: 14 support, 1 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /--Aristeas (talk) 15:37, 30 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
This image will be added to the FP gallery: Animals#Class : Scyphozoa
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