Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Goalkeeper (association football)

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 23 Dec 2017 at 17:53:37 (UTC)

 
Original – Action shot of a goalkeeper diving to deflect the ball.
Reason
Action shot shows the act. The technical imperfections make it look real.
Articles in which this image appears
Goalkeeper (association football), Association football positions, Rich Cullen
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport
Creator
photographer: Lance Cheung, uploader: Stianbh
Charles, could you be more specific, which quality or qualities do you want to see improved? Bammesk (talk) 23:05, 16 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Composition: crop too tight. Goalie not looking at ball; just not an appealing image. Motion blur, especially the ball and player's legs: exposure time inappropriate for action shot; Image tilt; Picture is obviously a set-up, not taken in an actual game - see settings (not taken with a zoom) - so the photographer was standing on the pitch! - it really has nothing going for it at all. Charlesjsharp (talk) 23:17, 16 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
I see the crop, goalie's posture, and it being a set-up photo as subjective qualities. About blur: exposure time and depth of field could be faster/deeper, obviously improving either one would hurt the noise, so I see it as a compromise. A sidenote about the set-up, I see a fill flash from an elevated angle. What stand out to me most is the lens barrel distortion, but overall I like the photo (unusual perspective, not easy shot, imperfections make it look real). I understand if anyone disagrees. Cheers. Bammesk (talk) 00:13, 17 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:46, 24 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]