Commons:Featured picture candidates/Image:Black backed gull fishing.jpg

Image:Black backed gull fishing.jpg, not featured

•  Info created by Tony Wills - uploaded by Tony Wills - nominated by Tony Wills --Tony Wills 10:12, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
•  Support --Tony Wills 10:12, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
•  Info Technically not perfect ;-), but a difficult moment to catch --Tony Wills 10:18, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
•  Oppose And you came so close. But I don't think it's quite there - composition, exposure, sharpness.  :-( Sorry, Ben Aveling 11:00, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

Ahh, but this isn't QI, a little wow can make up for much :-) --Tony Wills 11:24, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

•  Oppose I always knew that on the other side of the world, birds were swimming upside down ;-). But apart from that wow factor, I have to agree with Ben Aveling. Not being QI doesn't mean that some minimum standards don't have to be met. Lycaon 11:43, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

It's the sea-going counterpart of the ostrich ... but these birds hide their heads in the sea ;-) --Tony Wills 12:11, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

•  Oppose Sorry, very good composition, but the quality really lets this image down. It's like tripping on the last 10m and falling to your death while climbing Mt. Everest, never reaching the peak :). Can you retake it easily? Freedom to share 15:40, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

"Can I retake it easily?", well it is like climbing Mt. Everest, there are always lots of opportunities. I will go back next week and see if it is still there standing on its head, waiting for a retake :-). :P --Tony Wills 02:25, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

 I withdraw my nomination Thanks for the kind comments, I suspected you wouldn't go for it :-) --Tony Wills 02:25, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

result: Withdrawn => not featured. Simonizer 18:37, 4 September 2007 (UTC)