Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/MTB trials penalty

MTB trials penalty

 * Reason:By popular demand. Surprisingly EV photo: simultaneously shows a trials competitor committing a penalty (foot on ground), and being penalised for it (official's finger signals one penalty point, total). Good clear shot of the bike and obstacles, and depth of field is just about right IMHO - the official is slightly out of focus but not too much. No annoying spectators in the background, and the rider's outfit contrasts well with the background. As an added bonus, I've managed to identify him from the number (4): Ben Slinger Joe Oakley. The pose isn't quite as interesting as the other one I nominated, but the official adds some interest.
 * Articles this image appears in:Mountain bike trials
 * Creator:Stevage


 * Support as nominator Uncropped version uploaded here in case anyone wants to experiment with composition. Now I'm thinking it would be better to show more context to the right - helps understand *why* he put a foot down. --Stevage 14:48, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Support as below. Great composition, nice catch. And a welcome change of subject on this page. --Dschwen 14:53, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment: Is the subject notable? It'd be a nice complement to the image if we could have his name a bluelink. J Milburn (talk) 18:55, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Good question. Coincidentally enough, it looks like he won the event, so he's now junior world champion. But I can't find anything substantial written about him online, other than a few "Joe Oakley has won the xxx event" type paragraphs in various MTB newsletters. Stevage 23:01, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

--jjron (talk) 07:36, 17 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Support good stuff --  Chil dzy  ¤  Ta lk  22:52, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Support I think this is better than the other. Noodle snacks (talk) 10:49, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Support as above --Muhammad (talk) 14:04, 11 September 2009 (UTC)