Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Moomba on the yarra 2008.jpg

Moomba on the Yarra 2008

 * Reason:Interesting image with dynamic lighting and framing of the waterskiing at the 2008 Moomba festival in Melbourne
 * Articles this image appears in:Moomba
 * Creator:Fir0002


 * Support as nominator --Fir0002 12:55, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Oppose. I find that the lighting detracts from the image, as does the blurry bottom quarter of the picture.  I'm not familiar with the Moomba or with water skiing generally, so I have no comment about the EV.  Spikebrennan (talk) 18:45, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Oppose. Far too dark in the foreground, and no encyclopedic value to speak of. - Running On Brains (talk page) 06:40, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I guess the lighting is a question of taste - I really like it because the context of the event (Moomba) is shown by the spectators along the bank but the focus remains on the water skier - but the EV is surely unquestionable as it illustrates a core event of the annual Moomba festival..?
 * But that's where the lighting comes into play. You can't really see anything aside from a boat and a water skier&mdash;both silhouetted, with no real detail as to what is going on.
 * Upon further consideration, I have changed to a weak oppose. The foreground being de-emphasized is a good thing I suppose, as it draws attention to the boater and skier, but this brings up another issue: the background is quite distracting, especially the fence. Don't get me wrong, I like the picture, but I don't feel it represents Moomba or the people involved very well.- Running On Brains (talk page) 19:40, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
 * But the very fact the background is visible means it does illustrate Moomba. Without it this would be just a generic water skiing image. And it's not very helpful to complain about the fence because for safety reasons the fence runs the entire length of the river bank - it's just not possible to show the crowds and the water skier without the fence. The exception to the being when they jump - I've uploaded such an alternative which is hopefully more to your liking. --Fir0002 00:32, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I don't want to appear like I'm caving to pressure, but I'm changing again to neutral. I am new at WP:FPC and defer to more experienced editors. This isn't to say I'm withdrawing my concerns, but if others dub them to be irrelevant then I won't argue. - Running On Brains (talk page) 00:38, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I'd have to oppose per above. The alt is nice but it doesn't fit Moomba. Noodle snacks (talk) 01:01, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Oppose Too dark and the composition is bland.--Caspian blue 03:23, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I can see I'm not going to win this argument, and possibly I am wrong and it is too dark, but I do get the impression that people are becoming a little closed minded in what constitutes good lighting (closed to evenly, front lit subject matter). Brings to mind a video I watched recently which I thought some might benefit from taking a quick look at - at about 1:12 and in particular 1:20 --Fir0002 03:48, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

-- wadester 16  03:55, 18 July 2009 (UTC)