Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/2010 FIFA World Cup Final

First World Cup in Africa
Voting period ends on 28 Aug 2010 at 15:59:09 (UTC)
 * Reason:Features both teams that played the final through their flags. Spanish flag is bigger than Dutch's, suggesting that Spain won the final. African people are flying the flags, suggesting that the final was played in Africa. It features a vuvuzela in the background, one of the symbols of 2010 FIFA World Cup.
 * Articles in which this image appears:2010 FIFA World Cup Final
 * FP category for this image:Sport
 * Creator:Marcello Casal Jr


 * Support as nominator --Zeupar (talk) 15:59, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose This is a dramatic and timely photo, but the darkness of the colors and the saturation (possibly from a “vivid” setting on the camera), makes it not a high-quality photo. Greg L (talk) 17:21, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Since when does having bright colours make photos low-quality? I think there are certainly other issues with this photo, but it's not the result of having bright colours. Both the Dutch and Spanish flags are quite vibrant. Cowtowner (talk) 20:42, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose The blurred motion of the flags expresses the energy of the event well, and that's what makes it art. But that's usually not encyclopaedic.  --12.9.64.4 (talk) 18:35, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Hey- while we more than welcome your comments, votes from anonymous users at FPC are normally not counted. Perhaps you'd be interested in signing up for an account or signing in if you already have one? J Milburn (talk) 11:48, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose Images of fans may have a place in the articles, but I don't think this is the case here. Also, the Spanish flag is upside down. Cowtowner (talk) 20:42, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose I can see some value in this photo, but it's not of particularly high standard. The caption is also a bit confusing - the two people are (according to the uploader) South Africans rather than the more vague 'Africans' (though I'd be interested to know how this was established given that people traveled from around the world to watch the World Cup) and the fact that both the Spanish and Dutch flags are being waved doesn't really support a claim that they're "Celebrating Spain's victory in the final of 2010 FIFA World Cup". Nick-D (talk) 07:16, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose as above. A nice enough image, but there are technical, contextual and EV issues (all discussed above) which really stop it being FP material. J Milburn (talk) 11:50, 20 August 2010 (UTC)

-- I'ḏ ♥  One  20:02, 28 August 2010 (UTC)