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Info created and uploaded by inisheer - nominated by Pleclown -- Pleclown (talk) 12:46, 7 March 2014 (UTC)
Support I really like this picture, the horse looks like its hovering over the fence. The oxer's, the horse's and the rider's coat colors are contrasting with the sand. A little bit of background: This picture was taken in Lausanne, during the swiss event of the 2013 Longines Global Champions Tour, which was attended by three accredited photographers, thanks to Wikimedia CH. The rider is en:Kamal Bahamdan, a Saudi Arabian, and the horse is Noblesse des Tess, a 13 years old mare. This couple has finished in 4th place at the individual jumping at the 2012 Olympics -- Pleclown (talk) 12:46, 7 March 2014 (UTC)- Support I like it. Dynamic composition and high quality with good focus.--ArildV (talk) 12:52, 7 March 2014 (UTC)
- Support per ArildV. —Blurred Lines 13:36, 7 March 2014 (UTC)
- Support This is a really good one! --Uoaei1 (talk) 13:56, 7 March 2014 (UTC)
- Support --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 17:16, 7 March 2014 (UTC)
Comment bird's eye view is not the best angle to capture this scene. worm's eye view would be better. Otherwise an excellent motive. --195.69.53.244 18:20, 7 March 2014 (UTC)
- In an international competition, photgraphers are not allowed to wander where they want. There are allocated spots. Pleclown (talk) 19:55, 7 March 2014 (UTC)
- Comment CAs on the left -- Christian Ferrer (talk) 19:27, 7 March 2014 (UTC)
- New version uploaded. Pleclown (talk) 19:55, 7 March 2014 (UTC)
- Support although I'd reduce noise a bit Poco2 21:13, 7 March 2014 (UTC)
Oppose Sorry, but there is a reason why the pro's use another viewpoint (though a shame we can't). Not seeing the rider's eyes fails it for me. -- Colin (talk) 11:58, 8 March 2014 (UTC)
- I don't understand your bit about pros. We were with others photographers, "as if" we were from the press. it's the meaning of "accredited". We had access to the same spots than the professionals. but, as you can see in the category, being "on the ground" poses other problems, the first being the public and everything in the background. it's, in my opinion, one of the interests of this picture, the spotless background. 90.84.146.197 12:57, 8 March 2014 (UTC) ps: I'm on my phone, I can't ad links, sorry.
- I misunderstood your comment about restrictions. But it is common in events for pros to have positions that the public can't use. And lenses the public can't afford. -- Colin (talk) 14:11, 8 March 2014 (UTC)
- We were having access to positions that the public can't use. See the white person in the right top corner in File:2013 Longines Global Champions - Lausanne - 14-09-2013 - Gerco Schröder et New Orleans.jpg ? That's the photographer of this picture, at another time of the day, in the same spot that this photo.
- Regarding the lense, it's taken with a 80-200mm f2.8 Minolta mounted on a Sony Alpha 900, a 3000€ euro combination, not really everybody's equipment. Pleclown (talk) 17:46, 8 March 2014 (UTC)
- I misunderstood your comment about restrictions. But it is common in events for pros to have positions that the public can't use. And lenses the public can't afford. -- Colin (talk) 14:11, 8 March 2014 (UTC)
- I don't understand your bit about pros. We were with others photographers, "as if" we were from the press. it's the meaning of "accredited". We had access to the same spots than the professionals. but, as you can see in the category, being "on the ground" poses other problems, the first being the public and everything in the background. it's, in my opinion, one of the interests of this picture, the spotless background. 90.84.146.197 12:57, 8 March 2014 (UTC) ps: I'm on my phone, I can't ad links, sorry.
- I think you are focusing on aspects of my comment that aren't relevant to the oppose. The viewpoint doesn't make the jump as dynamic as it could be, and not seeing the eyes of a subject is problematic. -- Colin (talk) 18:52, 8 March 2014 (UTC)
- Support Halavar (talk) 11:59, 8 March 2014 (UTC)
- Support Michael Barera (talk) 04:34, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
- Support OK, there are flaws. But the motive seems exceptional to me. And one can see the eyes of the subject very well, as the subjects is, of course, the horse...--Jebulon (talk) 16:29, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
- Support as per Jebulon. Nice flying horse. ;o) Yann (talk) 05:37, 16 March 2014 (UTC)
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