Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Cross-country mountain bike race

Cross-country mountain bike race

 * Reason:A good close-up of the future of men's cross-country mountain biking, focusing on the riders rather than just the bikes. EV is enhanced by the fact the numbers on the bikes reflect the riders' world ranking at the start of the race (#1 wasn't competing for some reason), and the eventual winner (#2) appears to be the main subject. I have also identified all riders on the front row, several of which would probably pass notability requirements. The dominance of Switzerland in this event is clear. Aesthetically, I like the nice bright colours - the blue background complements some of the white uniforms and helmets well. On the downside, the shadows are quite heavy, and perhaps I shouldn't have left half a rider on the right hand side. (I can upload an uncropped version if needed.) And an open (rather than U23) event would have had higher EV - but I wasn't there on the right day for that.
 * Articles this image appears in:Cross-country mountain biking, UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships
 * Creator:Stevage


 * Support as nominator --Stevage 01:48, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Oppose - this image had potential, but unfortunately the lighting didn't work out.  On a different day or a different time of day it might have turned out great, but having the sun at their back and their faces shaded reduces it to below FP quality IMO.  Cacophony (talk) 06:03, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Oppose. Agree about the lighting. The framing isn't great either, unfortunately. Mostlyharmless (talk) 01:54, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

--Makeemlighter (talk) 23:36, 4 October 2009 (UTC)