Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:New Zealand Fur Seal pup (Arctocephalus forsteri), wet.jpg

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•  Info created by Avenue - uploaded by Avenue - nominated by Avenue -- Avenue (talk) 14:46, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
•  Support -- Avenue (talk) 14:46, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
•  Support Cute.--Mbz1 (talk) 16:14, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
•  Support --The High Fin Sperm Whale 21:05, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
•  Question Motion blur ?--Jebulon (talk) 00:01, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

• There is a patch on the left of its neck that seems less sharp to me than other things at the same distance; is that what you meant? I would have expected the other side of its head to move as well, if that was moving, but perhaps it is motion blur nonetheless. --Avenue (talk) 20:32, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
  • Yes that's what I mean: some parts are (or look) unsharp to me.--Jebulon (talk) 00:04, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

• I see no motion blur. Or are you saying that you would like a little bit? --The High Fin Sperm Whale 01:11, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
•  Support i think he probably meant to comment on the photo below. nice pic though Bryan.calloway
•  Support Looks very nice. MC10 (talk) 04:59, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
•  Support-- Nice and simple. Grinatyou (talk) 05:48, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
•  Neutral-- Teaching. Mulazimoglu (talk) 07:15, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

I decided for a neutral vote. Mulazimoglu (talk) 08:18, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

•  Oppose Interesting pose, but I am not convinced regarding the value, when the back dominates so much, and only parts of the face is seen, see, e.g., this seal FP for a much more eyecatching scenary. I am also reluctant concerning image quality. Seems a little too soft and with a tad too much (color?) noise in the wet fur. So, sorry, it does not pass my seal FP bar. --Slaunger (talk) 20:42, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

• These seals do have quite mottled fur, see e.g. here, which might account for the noise. And they are a temperate species, not generally found in much snow and ice. --Avenue (talk) 21:27, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
  • Point taken regarding the texture of the fur. It is not the presence of snow in the other FP, I was after, it was the much more eye-opening pose of the seal . --Slaunger (talk) 21:34, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

• Sorry, I interpreted the word scenery to mean the background. I agree this is less eye-catching; provoking a pose like that is probably illegal here in NZ, though. --Avenue (talk) 01:13, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

• No problem. The slight misunderstanding probably reflecks a lack of ability on my part to express myself precisely in a foreign language. Also, I do not want you to do anything illegal and trigger the same pose as in the other FP. My comment was meant as an example of a more interesting pose. --Slaunger (talk) 06:28, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

•  Support-- Looks elegant. --Michael Gäbler (talk) 23:39, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
•  Support --Tomascastelazo (talk) 23:45, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
•  Oppose I think this picture will pass as FP, but I'm not convinced, per Slaunger.--Jebulon (talk) 00:06, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
•  Oppose pose, per Slaunger. --99of9 (talk) 00:12, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
•  Oppose --shizhao (talk) 20:00, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
•  Support--Miguel Bugallo 22:33, 12 November 2010 (UTC)
•  Oppose -- Per Slaunger, sorry. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 09:13, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Confirmed results:

Result: 9 support, 5 oppose, 1 neutral → not featured. /George Chernilevsky ^talk 15:36, 16 November 2010 (UTC)