Commons:Valued image candidates/Aquila heliaca vs. Eudorcas thomsonii.JPG

Aquila heliaca vs. Eudorcas thomsonii.JPG

promoted

Image
Nominated by	Amakuha (talk) on 2020-12-01 22:28 (UTC)
Scope	Nominated as the most valued image on Commons within the scope: Eudorcas thomsonii (Thomson's gazelle) chasing Aquila heliaca (eastern imperial eagle)
Used in	Global usage English Wikipedia (Eastern imperial eagle, Thomson's gazelle); featured image in Serbian Wikipedia
Reason	Definitely one of the most impressive and dramatic photos I've ever seen on Commons: an eagle facing off with a gazelle mother over its dead calf. The photo is a valued illustration of imperial eagles' predation. This behaviour seems to be common among this species of eagles, as there is a popular video on YouTube of a similar encounter. Nevertheless, making such a photo is not an easy feat, and the dynamics in this particular image is incredibly artistic, as if it's a scene from some 19th century painting. -- Amakuha (talk)
Review (criteria)	Comment You need to link your scope to the relevant Commons category, not a Wikipedia article, because we have to judge it against all other photos of this type of eagle. Did you do that? I would have expected this photo to be nominated in a much narrower scope of the gazelle in the process of charging the eagle. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 05:03, 2 December 2020 (UTC) @Ikan Kekek: Thanks. Changed the scope from "Aquila heliaca" to "Eudorcas thomsonii chasing Aquila heliaca". --Amakuha (talk) 20:11, 2 December 2020 (UTC)  Best in Scope. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 04:28, 3 December 2020 (UTC)  Oppose Good but : A single category linked to the scope, the names in italics with, in parentheses, the vernacular names in English. --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 06:28, 3 December 2020 (UTC)  Comment Yeah, that's right. I'd suggest linking it to the category for the eagle, because all the images in scope are there and there are fewer images there. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 07:50, 3 December 2020 (UTC) @Archaeodontosaurus: changed. --Amakuha (talk) 14:11, 3 December 2020 (UTC)  Support It is one of the most beautiful and interesting images I have seen in several years. It is a pride for VI to be able to label it. --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 17:27, 3 December 2020 (UTC) Result: 1 support, 0 oppose => promoted. Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 05:56, 6 December 2020 (UTC)