Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Grand Prix Motorcycle

Grand Prix Motorcycle


Articles: Motorcycle, Grand Prix motorcycle racing and KTM

I nominate this photograph as a featured picture. Enlarged to full size (the details are not too apparent while viewing the image as less than full size), it contributes to various articles by showing good technical details of contemporary racing motorcycle like the extensive use of carbon, "cut off"-footpegs, adjustable gear lever, data gathering system, steering damper and the like. Hence, it should be informative in various contexts. In addition, being able to see such details of contemporary world championship level factory (KTM) bike is pretty rare.

I also belive that considered just as a picture, this should be rather interesting. The bright orange paintwork should be eye-catching with various articles. When enlarged, the reflections created by spotlights in the steel platform and the fairing of the bike should make it a bit different photograph of a motorcycle.

Although I do have the original file, the full JPG converted from RAW is 5.5 MB. As I do not want to waste Wiki's disk space for nothing, I decided not to upload that file. However, if somebody thinks that such full file would be beneficial for postprocessing or like uses, please leave me a note. The image on nomination page has been compressed with "save for web"-function and resized from original dimensions of 3519 x 2345 pixels.


 * Nominate and support. - Thermos 09:22, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose The background is distracting, one of the stripes looks like it's coming from the cycle, there's a corner of a brochure in the lower left corner, and some other MCs messing up the rear end. Sorry, this is something only a MC afficionado could love... ;-) --Janke | Talk 14:34, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose I don't care for the reflections of the steel on the motorcycle or the wall. That line is also distracting. --vaeiou 17:18, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
 * [[Image:Symbol oppose vote.png|15px]] Oppose Pretty good pic, but the location spoils it. --Fir0002 style="color:#C6CACC; background:#F8FCFF">www 23:09, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose. I also find the reflection of the ground on the body of the bike distracting. --PS2pcGAMER (talk) 23:24, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose I agree with PS2, reflectoin is distracting, picture is a little bland aswell. Fir0002 has a good point about the location too. -- light  darkness (talk) 03:33, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose The reflection is a bit distracting and there is something in the bottom left corner L e idiot 03:25, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

--PS2pcGAMER (talk) 09:12, 2 April 2006 (UTC)