Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Speed boat and water skiier.jpg

Speed Boat

Original - Speed boat pulling a water skier on the Yarra River

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Reason: High quality image, again of a category which we have very few FPs of
Articles this image appears in: Powerboating, Waterskiing, Yarra River
Creator: Fir0002

Support as nominator --Fir0002 11:06, 13 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Very unexciting compared to the pictures we already have on this subject. --Dschwen 04:14, 15 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- You mean this one of docked boats is more exciting?! --Fir0002 04:59, 15 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - At least there are real Powerboats on it. This looks like the lawnmower race of powerboats ;-). --Dschwen 11:58, 15 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    - Haha - I'd be surprised if those are much faster as they're much larger - look more like luxury boats. At any rate this boat clearly matches the description of the article which talks about high power to weight ratios rather than bulk and use in water skiing. --Fir0002 10:58, 16 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Much prefer the original. Good EV and quality. Makeemlighter (talk) 03:50, 18 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support This is a textbook featured photo. No noise, high quality, an action scene, and fits the article. --Garretttaggs (talk) 04:29, 19 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Juliancolton | ^Talk 13:19, 19 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose Sorry, but I think the images are not good enough for FP.--Caspian blue 17:35, 19 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose The other recent pic is better for water skiing. Not much for Yarra. Isn't really what I'd call a powerboat either. Also underexposed (though that is obviously correctable). Noodle snacks (talk) 00:12, 20 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- I like this one for Waterskiing because it shows the boat that's pulling the dude. Makeemlighter (talk) 22:48, 20 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- I think both are important in waterskiing as the two subjects are co-dependant - without the speed boat the activity is practically impossible and obviously the skier itself is also crucial. Also I think this image makes a very valid addition to the Yarra river article in the section it is used (Recreational uses). Finally as I noted above to Dschwen, while this may not be the largest or visually stunning powerboat, the article defines a powerboat as one which has a high power to weight ratio and commonly used for recreation (such as waterkiing). And being the official towboat for the IWSF World Water Ski Championships I think this boat fits the bill. --Fir0002 12:33, 21 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Speed boat and water skiier.jpg --wadester 16 16:15, 21 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]