Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Steve irwin at Australia zoo.jpg
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File:Steve irwin at Australia zoo.jpg, not featured
[edit]Voting period ends on 12 Aug 2009 at 17:51:53
- Info created by richardgiles @ Flickr - uploaded by Cyde - nominated by JovanCormac 17:51, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
- Info I randomly came across that picture, and realized it is quite excellent, both in quality and composition. It evokes the feeling of being there to watch the show, on a hot summer day. -- JovanCormac 17:51, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
- Support As nominator. -- JovanCormac 17:51, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
- Support I love how the croc is still up on two hind legs at the point of shutter release, and the fact that the subject is partly Steve Irwin, who is sadly no longer with us, makes this a very valuable image indeed. Great quality, crisp and clear. Julielangford (talk) 18:08, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
- Support Great. /Daniel78 (talk) 21:09, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
- Support - excellent. Downtowngal (talk) 23:56, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
- Oppose Main subjects are a bit small, and Steve's face is hidden. Has snapshot-ish feel to it. --ianaré (talk) 04:39, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
- Oppose per ianaré.--Claus (talk) 05:48, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
- Oppose snapshot --Two+two=4 (talk) 14:45, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
- I don't think the term "snapshot" applies here, unless you also call this a snapshot. In a sense it is of course, since it's a photo taken at a precise moment (the footballer stretching for the ball) and had it been taken a second later the picture wouldn't have been half as good. The same applies here. I guess you could call it an action photo, but it is certainly not the kind of snapshot people usually take on the beach, and IMO not only interesting, but also composed quite well (the crowd in the background taking pictures serves as a nice backdrop). -- JovanCormac 16:50, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
- Oppose Too bad he was facing away from the camera. Durova (talk) 15:15, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
- Support --Curnen (talk) 21:17, 4 August 2009 (UTC) A portrait of a person does not necessarily show the face, if it represents the person's typical attributes. Here in Germany Irwin well known for his work with crocodiles, but not for his other projects. (In fact I needed to read the article to get to know about the other stuff he did). Furthermore I would neither call the composition random nor dislike the the people as backdrop. Far from it !
- Oppose - per Ianaré and Durova. Silver Spoon (talk) 10:17, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
- Support this is not a portrait but an image of Steve Irwin in action so I don't think that we should dismiss this image based on the fact that you can't see his face when it doesn't play any role here.--Avala (talk) 15:59, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
- Support As a tribute --Tomascastelazo (talk) 21:41, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
- Oppose Crop, face is hidden, bad background. —kallerna™ 07:15, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
- Comment As a picture of any individual in a zoo doing a demostration or interaction with crocs, this picture is fine, for it includes many elements within a context. On top of that, the profile is recognizable as Irwin´s, which is in fact much more challenging and in effect making a portrait of him, even though the face is not shown, but his essence is. --Tomascastelazo (talk) 14:11, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
- Comment I didn't say that this image isn't fine, it just isn't enough for FP. —kallerna™ 14:41, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
- Comment As a picture of any individual in a zoo doing a demostration or interaction with crocs, this picture is fine, for it includes many elements within a context. On top of that, the profile is recognizable as Irwin´s, which is in fact much more challenging and in effect making a portrait of him, even though the face is not shown, but his essence is. --Tomascastelazo (talk) 14:11, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
- Support I agree with Avala and Tomascastelazo. --Lošmi (talk) 21:08, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
- Support Great! -- Ukuthenga (talk) 21:34, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
- Oppose --Luxembourg (talk) 05:24, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
- Could you please state a reason for your vote? -- JovanCormac 18:38, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
Result: 9 support, 7 oppose, 0 neutral => not featured. Maedin\talk 12:29, 13 August 2009 (UTC)