Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Toad in the Hole

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[edit] Toad in the Hole

Toad in the hole is a traditional British dish comprising sausages in Yorkshire pudding batter
Toad in the hole is a traditional British dish comprising sausages in Yorkshire pudding batter
Reason
Illustrates the subject well, overall nice capture of the subject
Articles this image appears in
Toad in the Hole
Creator
Robert Gibert
  • Support as nominatorHadseys 19:25, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Oppose - Low resolution, the subject matter is out of focus, and the background is distracting. Cacophony 20:24, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Oppose. But thank you for making the image and placing it in public domain; it's very useful for its article, just not up to the standards for a FP. Specific reasons why: The book or other object with a price tag under the dish is distracting, as is the angles chosen in the composition. For a picture of a specific dish to be a FP, the photograph should be carefully set up to highlight the dish without background objects in the scene unless they help explain the dish. The coloration of the image is off; it appears it might have been taken in too little light, something that is supported by an exposure time of a half second. That half second exposure also produced some (slight) motion blur, causing nothing to be perfectly in focus. Zakolantern 20:49, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Oppose. Zako took many of my comments. It seems to have a color cast, e.g. regular incandescent tungsten bulbs on the "toad" but less so on the plates. I also see some barrel distortion (see how the table in the top left bows out, rather than being perfectly straight?) which you'll get at 18mm focal length (assuming you used a midrange zoom like the 18-55mm kit lens) and is easy to mostly correct in Photoshop. Another possibly better option is to get farther away and use a focal length without that distortion, another lens like the 50mm where it's not a concern, etc. I'd also recommend using a tripod and higher aperture, say f/8 or f/11. --Peter 21:02, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Sadly oppose - A noble feast like that deserves support, but unfortunately the poor focus puts it beyond consideration. I'd happily support an invitation to help it eat, though! --TotoBaggins 01:04, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Not promoted --Peter 20:43, 23 July 2007 (UTC)