Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Tambo valley races

Tambo Valley Horse Races
A good image of horse racing, particularly the Tambo Valley Races. Picture is sharp, and I believe captures the essence of a horse race.
 * Support Self Nom. --Fir0002 07:06, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Support Agree with Fir0002 - sharp picture and captures the essence perfectly. I can see this picture going far. -- Thelb 4 07:43, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Support Great. Stevage 08:52, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose. Fir0002, does the colour balance look a little crook to you? The foreground seems ok (ie horses and riders), but the hill looks very red-tinged. The whole scene has a 'Taken in the 1970s' vibe to it as a result of that colour issue - you know, back when colour balancing didn't seem to exist (or at least not for the typical corner store labs) and everyone was happy just to see a photo with colours at all. ;) Diliff  | (Talk)   (Contribs) 11:33, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment Possibly, but the 20D generally does a good job with white balance in daylight (I shoot in AWB). Maybe you aren't fimiliar with the color of the hills in the country during the hot dry summer months? Because to me it looks OK. I'll maybe have a shot and doing some color adjustments tommorrow --Fir0002 11:44, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm pretty familiar with the colour of the hills, and they usually have a dry grass yellow-orange tinge, rather than red. I've had another look at it though, and it could be the soil which appears quite reddy-orange. The trees look a bit strange too though. Can't quite put my finger on it. :) Diliff  | (Talk)   (Contribs) 14:34, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
 * OK, I've uploaded an edit, see if you like it. --Fir0002 09:14, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I wondered a bit about the colour of the hills too. I think the contrast with the green on the track, as well as the dust in the air contributes to the effect. If there's no wind the dust will tend to hang there and give a hazy effect. The edit improves the reddish tinge. --jjron 10:18, 2 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Support I like the shot and the subject is very sharp --New t on2 12:48, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Support. Good resolution, nice detail, well composed, etc. -- Pharaoh Hound  (talk)  12:49, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Support. It's a sharp image that rewards closer scrutiny at full size as you scroll across -the varying expressions on the jockeys faces, the minimal contact of the horses with the ground at the captured moment (No. 7 is in full flight), clods of earth being scooped up, the action contasting with the hazy sun-baked backdrop. --Melburnian 14:13, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Support Wonderful picture, especially impressive when the biggest version is opened. The parched hillside beyond looks OK to me - Adrian Pingstone 14:14, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Support I could tell right away this picture was by Fir0002 becuase of they wonderful sharpness and composition. Great job :)Imaninjapirate 17:18, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Support. Excellent shot. &mdash; BRIAN 0918 &bull; 2006-08-01 21:39
 * Support. (Agree with Diliff that a little bit of red correction couldn't hurt. Even the straw just behind the horses seems a bit reddish--on this old monitor.) Outriggr 03:25, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Support Great picture. Thygard  -  Talk  -  Contribs  -  Email   04:25, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Support Edit 1 (or either). Nice shot of a country race meet. --jjron 10:18, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Weak oppose For me this picture has oversaturated colors and is a little grainy especially in dark areas Olegivvit 10:59, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
 * SupportNnfolz 05:39, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Support Edit 1 looks great! -Rangermike 22:48, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Support Yikes, almost missed this great nom. Staxringold talkcontribs 06:57, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Support either, preferably edit 1. Well done. -- Tewy  07:16, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose. Very sharp but doesn't give any feeling of speed. I definitely want some motion blur. Ericd 00:21, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Hmm, that's interesting. Have a look at this, I had originally intended to nominate Image:Tambo vallery races 2006 05.jpg which has significant motion blur. --Fir0002 08:09, 5 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Oppose something is very wrong about the colour, it looks very overdone. also on large view the back looks over edited (not saying it is but it looks very odd compared to the foreground) Pinkstarmaci 04:45, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Support The more I look at this every day the more I like it! The background does not look oddly colored to me. InvictaHOG 17:20, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Raven4x4x 00:35, 13 August 2006 (UTC)