Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Jahlil Okafor

Jahlil Okafor
Voting period ends on 25 Jan 2013 at 07:00:27 (UTC)
 * Reason:This picture is very sharp with drops of sweat and strands of mustache hair and eyebrows in sharp focus
 * Articles in which this image appears:Jahlil Okafor
 * FP category for this image:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Sport
 * Creator:TonyTheTiger


 * Support as nominator --TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 07:00, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
 * This is a good portrait and great plus for Wikipedia--it's rare for us to get a free image of a top high school athlete. It's too bad the depth of field is so shallow--his ears are actually pretty far out of focus. Next time bring at least a monopod to the game and you can probably get away with 1/30 shutter speed instead of 1/60 (or, since from his face he looks like a nice guy, ask him to stand in a more brightly lit spot). Were you standing on something to get level with him, or are you actually that tall? By the way, I love this picture, which has great journalistic value. Chick Bowen 02:21, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I standing was two or three rows deep on the bleachers. He was shaking hands with all the coaches and assistant coaches after practice (no photos of the practice were allowed). Instead of shaking when he got to me, I got him to take a picture. As for Izzo and Calipari, they were on the side of the bleachers. If I had been thinking, I would have gone over and got a shot so that the bleachers weren't blocking their lower legs. I am still trying to get permission to bring my camera gear for the Jan 26th contest when he plays Jabari Parker. No word yet. IIRC, I think I took this photo on fully auto. How important are the ears to this photo?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 04:09, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Comment Good portrait but the light seems harsh and the shutter speed too low I think which has made his resulted in his eyes being motion blurred --Muhammad (talk) 17:42, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Oppose. It's not a bad attempt, and spontaneous portraits are not easy to take, but I just don't think this one is good enough. &#208;iliff    &#171;&#187;  (Talk)  10:47, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Oppose not bad at all, but like those above say: lighting is a bit harsh, slow shutter speed, and depth of field is a bit shallow. It looks like it may have been too dark in this room to get an ideal shot. Jujutacular (talk) 04:07, 25 January 2013 (UTC)

--Armbrust The Homunculus 07:13, 25 January 2013 (UTC)