Wikipedia:Picture peer review/Image:male mallard duck 2.jpg

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[edit] Male Mallard, stationary view

Reasons

There are already two existing mallard duck pictures, so another one might be asking for too much. However, both are in flight, and the male one depicts mostly the underside of the bird. Given the stunning colors and quality (and size and composition!) on this one, do you think FPC will take three mallard FPs (or perhaps allow this to supersede?). It would also need to find a home...

  • I believe you may be missing one more FP of mallard ducks --Mbz1 (talk) 17:51, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

Suggested by Malachirality (talk) 06:59, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Comments

  • Recently became an FP at Commons on a unanimous decision. DurovaCharge! 06:45, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
    • Which, frankly, means very little here, e.g., there's no concerns there about there being multiple FPs of that subject already in an article. --jjron (talk) 12:17, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
      • Comment intended as a compliment. DurovaCharge! 17:09, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

I appreciate Durova's comment, but I have to agree with jjron here; the standards of commons pale in comparison to WP:FPC, and commons FP seems to be little indication of potential success here. With that aside, should I try to find a home for this image? Can we take four FPs of mallards (or, alternatively, can this supersede one of the current Nature's Pics)? --Malachirality (talk) 17:31, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

There's no reason not to have half a dozen Mallard shots if they all illustrate something different and are all of outstanding quality. Being one of the world's most common ducks on the one hand, and already having a couple of very nice WP:FPs on the Mallard page, I'd say this just raises the bar very high indeed for any additional FP candidates. A shot of a male out of the water like this might qualify, but there are a number of nit-picky problems here (focus, DOF, poor angle, odd stance which obscures detail, lighting, colour balance) which prevent it clearing that bar, IMO. --mikaultalk 16:34, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Alright, thanks a lot for the input. --Malachirality (talk) 17:00, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

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