Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Bharata Natyam - Male

Bharata Natyam - Male
Voting period ends on 17 Dec 2014  at 09:15:27 (UTC)
 * Reason:Good quality, ev and proper lighting. I think the first male dancer FP created.
 * Articles in which this image appears:Bharata Natyam
 * FP category for this image:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
 * Creator:Augustus Binu


 * Support as nominator –  Bellus Delphina     talk   09:15, 4 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Support (though it's the first male Indian dancer, and not first overall) — Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:52, 4 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Comment. I'm not sure about this one. Compositionally it's not as good as the previous Indian dancer images nominated. &#208;iliff    &#171;&#187;  (Talk)  13:50, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Hi &#208;iliff  if you can explain me in what aspect you are feeling so, I would be happy to explain it or correct it -   Bellus Delphina     talk   16:51, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Hi Bellus Delphina, sure. OK, well I think compared to this image, it is not as expressive. Because his foot is crossed in front of his body, the details are less visible and it's harder to see the position of his limbs. Also, he doesn't quite stand out as much from the black background as she does (you can hardly see his hair at all) because the light is less bright, and the two bars on the right side are a bit distracting. Compared to this image, his body position is not as dynamic or impressive. I can't say whether he is as good at his dance as the women are in, but my impression from the image is that I'm not as impressed. I'm not saying it's a bad image, I just don't think it's as good as your others. Hope that helps. &#208;iliff    &#171;&#187;  (Talk)  17:03, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your comments. Body is not matter but the performance and he do it. Anyway, if others also having the same opinion, I have to see another one...lol  Bellus Delphina     talk   17:26, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
 * That's ok. Perhaps he's a great dancer, I just don't get that feeling from seeing this image. Maybe you just captured him at a less impressive moment in time. Anyway, just my opinion. Nobody else has agreed with me yet. :-) &#208;iliff    &#171;&#187;  (Talk)  19:20, 5 December 2014 (UTC)


 * Comment I agree with some things User:Diliff said but not with other things. Diliff wrote, "Because his foot is crossed in front of his body, the details are less visible and it's harder to see the position of his limbs." I would say, "Because his foot is crossed in front of his body, it is difficult to see the exact position of his left foot in relation to his right leg," ie. how far his left foot is from his right leg, but I don't find that a major problem. Also, like Diliff, I find the vertical orange streamers on the right distracting. However, I disagree with Diliff that the moment captured in the photo of the dancer is less impressive than the other two. The other two photos were of female dancers, and while I may be wrong, I think the movement and position of a male dancer has got to be different from those of a female dancer. I think the projection of strength and balance in this photo are appropriate for a male dancer. Also, the black and gold trim and other details of the costume are both clear and dramatic. If another attempt at a photo is made, it should be made without the vertical streamers, and perhaps better lighting could help make the distance and position of the dancer's limbs clearer. CorinneSD (talk) 21:35, 7 December 2014 (UTC)
 *  Comment - I think the only problem is that the background and his trousers have the same color. Hafspajen (talk) 03:54, 8 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you so much for the reviews CorinneSD & Hafspajen. I would love to hear from other too, therefore, I am not withdrawing my nomination but I will definitely go for a better shot for making male dancer FP keeping in mind all the comments.  Bellus Delphina     talk   12:47, 8 December 2014 (UTC)


 * Support --No concerns for me --The Herald : here I am  14:28, 11 December 2014 (UTC)

--Armbrust The Homunculus 13:35, 17 December 2014 (UTC)