Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Lauren Mitchell layout

Lauren Mitchell layout step-out
Voting period ends on 15 May 2013 at 18:17:28 (UTC)
 * Reason:High quality image of an Australian artistic gymnast performing a layout step-out on the balance beam during the 41st World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in 2009. The image captures the maneuver mid-rotation. Legs are whipping around extremely quickly that at 1/1000 shutter speed, they still blur somewhat, but it helps define the motion.
 * Articles in which this image appears:Lauren Mitchell, Glossary of gymnastics terms (for layout)
 * FP category for this image:Featured pictures/People/Sport
 * Creator:Steven Rasmussen
 * Support as nominator --– Kerαu noςco pia ◁ gala xies 18:17, 6 May 2013 (UTC)
 * I support either Alt versions, though I admit I'm partial to Alt 2. I uploaded a newer version where I went through more carefully and corrected background blur lines, at least to the best of my knowledge. – Kerαu noςco pia ◁ gala xies 05:51, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Support Nice, valuable shot (hard to catch, I suppose). Brandmeistertalk  19:43, 6 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Support alt 1, uncut balance beam is better. Brandmeistertalk  08:10, 14 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Support EV more than makes up for some minor technical imperfections. -- WingtipvorteX  PTT   ∅  22:45, 6 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Support Alt 1 much more EV. While blurred background on Alt 2 is nice, there are some areas around the legs where the blur doesn't quite make it to the edge of the legs, leaving some 'sharp' background present, making it clear the photo was not shot that way. -- WingtipvorteX  PTT   ∅  14:04, 14 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Support The motion blur on the legs is unfortunate but understandable. Rreagan007 (talk) 01:48, 7 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Support Alt 2 Both alternates are better than the original, as they show the full beam. Alt 1 is a very nice image, but I prefer Alt 2 as it does make the background significantly less distracting. Rreagan007 (talk) 05:47, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Support per Rreagan007 comment.-- Godot13 (talk) 05:43, 7 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Support Alt 2 version--Godot13 (talk) 18:16, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Support Good EV &#39;&#39;&#39;SAMƏK&#39;&#39;&#39; (talk) 23:18, 7 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Support Alt 2 Also, This picture have Good EV &#39;&#39;&#39;SAMƏK&#39;&#39;&#39; (talk) 09:50, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Support Mediran ( t  •  c ) 03:27, 10 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Support Alt 2 Mediran ( t  •  c ) 01:47, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Personally I think that the unattractive and distracting background detracts greatly from this picture. 86.160.210.4 (talk) 23:58, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

Thank you everyone for your support. I apologize for throwing in two alternative options so late in the game, but I'm thrilled that the photographer was willing to release the full frame of this photograph. I'd been hoping that a version existed where the balance beam could be seen in whole—this makes the composition less awkward and throws EV sky-high, in my opinion, since it adds both a bit of scale and height to the mix. I will notify each of the voters above on their talk pages so they may take a look at this. The photographer was extremely helpful and worked from his RAW file so what you see is basically his version of the events, which is fantastic. I adjusted the tone on the legs only (Lauren is much more visible, but the legs seemed a bit too bright, hiding some midtone detail). Finally, the IP above mentioned the "unattractive and distracting background"—I don't think much could be done without some expensive "football game" telephoto lens set-up and the fact remains that the arena (O2 arena in London, in fact) is "there". But I took the liberty of melting the background as an option. – Kerαu noςco pia ◁ gala xies 04:53, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

-- — Crisco 1492 (talk) 03:51, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
 * ALT2 takes it, barely (5/3) — Crisco 1492 (talk) 03:51, 16 May 2013 (UTC)