Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Ryan Cisterna Home Run

Ryan Cisterna Home Run

Original - Ryan Cisterna, a catcher for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team hits a home run against the University of Nebraska in 2008.

First Crop - Fans and catcher's mitt removed per User:Spencer.

Second Crop - More space around Cistera, but fans and catcher's mitt removed, per User:Stevage

Reason: High resolution, free, informative, image
Articles this image appears in: 2009 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team
Home run
Creator: Brandonrush

Support as nominator --Brandonrush (talk) 21:28, 11 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Though of okay quality, it doesn't actually show the home run and therefore loses its EV. ~~Could be a good valued picture, I guess. (Actually, I might not. ;))~~ Ceran^→//forge 21:39, 11 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: I'd prefer a crop with the fans and possibly the catcher's hand removed. Spencer^T♦^C 01:57, 12 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose: Bat and ball are too blurry, robbing the image of much of its value -- BlastOButter42 ^See Hear _Speak 02:41, 12 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- I'd tend to disagree, the blur shows that they are in motion. Noodle snacks (talk) 03:41, 12 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Ceran. For what it's worth, I prefer the version with the catcher's mitt, although I don't mind losing the fans. Makeemlighter (talk) 04:10, 12 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment How exactly would you show a home run? A ball going over the fence? I think this is just about as informative as it gets as far as the mechanics of a home run, or just hitting (balance, head, bat, grip on bat, etc.). Brandonrush Woo pig sooie 22:16, 12 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not every subject can be an FP, or we'd have a million of them. Ceran^→//forge 02:31, 13 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not all subjects can be well-illustrated by a photo. In this case, a video or an animation would have significantly higher EV. The big problem with this picture is that there is nothing to let the viewer know that this is what a home run looks like as opposed to a ground out to second base. Makeemlighter (talk) 02:34, 13 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Neutral would prefer an intermediate crop, if anything. Cut the mit and fans, leave the space in front of and below. And a bit more space over his head - this is just too tight. Stevage 00:15, 13 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support original I think the glove is brilliant. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 15:49, 14 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment Might be a nice companion to File:David-ortiz-batters-box.JPG on baseball. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 15:40, 15 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support. After thinking this over, agree with Papa Lima Whiskey. A few words are appropriate: a bit of blur is normal for sports photography and actually sought after as part of the subgenre's esthetic. This photograph is conservative in that regard. Given the nature of baseball as a sport this is actually the most exciting moment that could be captured in a single frame. The inclusion of the catcher's mitt and a few fans is appropriate for the setting. The presence of fans demonstrates that this occurred during the pressure of actual game time rather than during practice. Timing is really excellent: to explain for reviewers outside North America, in professional baseball a ball may travel at over 100 miles per hour (over 160 kilometers per hour). This is a professional quality photograph. Durova^Charge! 17:32, 16 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted MER-C 02:27, 19 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]