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[edit] Lionfish - Head on

Pterois volitans, also known as red or common lionfish. Picture taken at Tasik Ria, Manado, Indonesia.
Pterois volitans, also known as red or common lionfish. Picture taken at Tasik Ria, Manado, Indonesia.

A really nice shot of a lionfish - the technical quality is quite impressive (considering it was taken underwater - an environment which I believe is quite challenging for sharpness, colour and lighting). It's actually one of only a half dozen images which I've taken from wiki to serve as a desktop :)

Taken by commons:User:Jnpet

Appears in Lionfish and Fish

  • Nominate and Support --Fir0002 04:31, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment Unusual perspective - try including in fish anatomy with a suitable caption. Samsara (talk • contribs) 04:58, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Support. Sure there may be some issues with DOF, transparency on the fins (a little hard to tell the cause with the focus), the tilt that I guess we assume is actual (though I wouldn't mind seeing a straightened edit), etc, but overall I'm happy with it as per the nom. I don't think we've had a fishy FP for a while. --jjron (talk) 08:14, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
    • I prefer the look of the straightened edit, but haven't checked it for quality, etc. --jjron (talk) 06:24, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Support - a stunning picture. -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 10:52, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Support Yes, the quality could be better; but it's very difficult to make such a picture, I think. So, support. —αἰτίας •discussion• 21:49, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
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It's hard to straighten. The fish isn't perfectly symmetrical - bigger fins on the left. SagredoDiscussione? 04:09, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Support As per above, could be better but a very nice shot nonetheless and a very hard one to get I'm sure. Cat-five - talk 07:17, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Support original. Has that elusive "FP WOW". I like the tilt - makes you feel the fish is indeed floating in the water... --Janke | Talk 10:40, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Support edit Sometimes having things off-kilter can have an eye-catching effect, but other times, as in the original, it just seems like a mistake. A head-on shot doesn't always work as well as this one does, and it's a great way to see the fish's impressive fins. This pic could also find a home in one or more of the articles related to aquatic envenomation or animal defense mechanisms. Jeff Dahl (Talk • contribs) 21:24, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Support original Disagree about the rotated edit; it looks inanimate, water-based life needs no horizon-reference, and the crop was uncomfortably tight to start with. Despite obvious noise and sharpening artefacts it's a striking, difficult-to-improve image with a large "enc value" cherry on top. --mikaultalk 12:28, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Support original per MIckD-rew (talk) 00:31, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Support quite difficult shot to get, striking.--Sandahl 06:56, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Support original One of those Wow! images. – sgeureka t•c 11:33, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Support either, though I very slightly prefer the original. Absolutely gorgeous. -- Mike (Kicking222) 21:44, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Support original, per MIckStephension Clegs (talk) 16:41, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Support Original: it seems more natural; almost like you're in the water with the fish. General Grham Talk to Me NCIS wiki 23:06, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Promoted Image:Pterois volitans Manado-e edit.jpg MER-C 07:38, 14 December 2007 (UTC)