Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Ruby-crowned kinglet in Green-Wood Cemetery (55761).jpg

File:Ruby-crowned kinglet in Green-Wood Cemetery (55761).jpg, featured

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• Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Animals/Birds/Passeriformes#Family_:_Regulidae_(Kinglets)
•  Info The ruby-crowned kinglet is one of the smallest birds in the world (other than hummingbirds). It's also constantly moving, making a sharp photo really difficult. They're migratory birds here in New York, though not particularly rare, so I've made hundreds of attempts, and this is the first one I think may be worthy of FP. Where is the ruby crown, you ask? Unfortunately, RCKs rarely show their crown, unlike some other species in their family. You can get a glimpse of the ruby in this other photo of the same bird. all by — Rhododendrites ^talk |  21:32, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
•  Support — Rhododendrites ^talk |  21:32, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
•  Support -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 06:21, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
•  Support--Ermell (talk) 08:46, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
•  Support -- IamMM (talk) 10:09, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
•  Support --Aristeas (talk) 14:05, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
•  Support --Llez (talk) 15:32, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
•  Support --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 18:29, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
•  Neutral Nice but definitely not your best shot. Sharpness is good, not extraordinary, the bokeh is pretty annoying with those halos, the shadow on the bird is not a plus either. Poco a poco (talk) 18:31, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
•  Support --Princess Rosalina 💄 451885 00:51, 17 April 2022 (UTC)
•  Support --Hulged (talk) 12:01, 17 April 2022 (UTC)
•  Support Cmao20 (talk) 15:19, 17 April 2022 (UTC)
•  Weak oppose Even given that I'm looking at this on Easter, I still can't get to support. It's a pretty image alright, but I don't see it as FP because of a) Poco's points, b) the unbalanced feel of the composition and c) the shadow across the bird's back. Daniel Case (talk) 15:56, 17 April 2022 (UTC)
•  Support The whole scene is what I'd call "sublime". Composition works well (yes, a tighter crop on the right might be something worth looking into, but I trust Rhododendrites to have tried this; also: the more blue on the right can remain, the nicer the contrast with the yellow of the feathers), colors look good (thanks for keeping this natural-looking and not following the current trend of boosting colors)… and all of that together feels more important to me than the fact that the shadow is where the shadow is in this image. In my opinion, this totally deserves being featured. --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 03:28, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
  • Thanks. I went back and forth about the crop, and erred on the side of more space. I'm not opposed to a slight right crop (probably with an even slighter top/bottom crop) based on feedback here. I'll wait to see if there are more opinions about that before moving forward, though, given there's already some support. — Rhododendrites ^talk |  03:50, 20 April 2022 (UTC)

• Taking the photo in its totality, I don't see anyplace to crop that would improve the picture. If you crop the bottom closer, which was the main thing I was considering, you'd delete the branch on the lower left that helps the composition. And there isn't really that much room on the right. I suppose you could crop in slightly on the right, but it hardly seems necessary. The composition is very harmonious to me. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 11:20, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
• Rhododendrites, I think you're right. After looking at the image again, I'd not crop it either. I know how difficult it is to photograph small birds, so this is quite impressive the way it is! --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 14:55, 21 April 2022 (UTC) 

•  Support according to Frank's convincing commentary. Please do not crop, it would be a loss for the overall composition. Besides, imho, shadow is usually a compositional means of depicting depth. It creates three-dimensionality and plasticity. -- Radomianin (talk) 14:08, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
•  Support --SHB2000 (talk) 03:49, 22 April 2022 (UTC)
•  Oppose Per Poco and others. --Tagooty (talk) 05:14, 24 April 2022 (UTC)
•  Support.--Vulcan❯❯Sphere! 16:54, 24 April 2022 (UTC)

Confirmed results:

Result: 14 support, 2 oppose, 1 neutral → featured. /--Aristeas (talk) 07:30, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

This image will be added to the FP gallery: Animals/Birds/Passeriformes#Family_:_Regulidae_(Kinglets)