Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Image:2007 swifts creek lawnmower races04.jpg

Reason

I took these shots hand-held (with no IS!) at a fairly slow shutter speed to achieve the motion blur, and so I'm quite proud of the sharpness of the main subjects. Given how unusual the sport is, and the quality of the images, I think these make for worthy FP. If you're interested in seeing some more pix - take a look at Wikipedia:Picture peer review/Lawnmower Races

Articles this image appears in

Lawn mower racing and Swifts Creek, Victoria

Creator

Fir0002

• Support as nominator Fir0002 22:19, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Support both Wow! When I first saw this, I thought it was another vanity nomination, but these are very well done pictures! I don't have a problem with the sun highlights, though others may. The cool blurs, plus the fact that this is a sport very few people know, thus making the pics highly encyclopedic, earn it a strong support from Clegs (talk) 03:03, 9 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Support original Edit 1 Great racing shot, kudos getting composition, movement and focus spot on. I really like the alt too, but think you should (a) get back to the raw file and deal with the highlights, and (b) nominate it separately. The edit is even better; nice work. --mikaul^talk 10:07, 9 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • I've had a look at the raw and it looks like I can recover quite a bit but I don't have time tonight to upload a new edit. I probably won't be able to get an edit till tomorrow night (my time) as I'm going out for most of the day tomorrow. If you think it needs it, feel free to split the nomination into two seperate ones. --Fir0002 10:55, 9 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • OK done on both counts --Fir0002 22:49, 9 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Support original. Alternative is well executed, but too plain a composition. Framing could also be improved (more headroom), but composition/information content is the main thing. Samsara (talk • contribs) 12:24, 9 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Nicely done. -Fcb981^{(talk:contribs)} 00:35, 10 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Support original Great action shot - original to me gives a better feeling of bright sunlight and heat - Peripitus (Talk) 02:45, 10 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Support edit 1, original has too dull colours. --Aqwis (talk – contributions) 15:54, 10 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak Support edit 1, resolution could be better. Teque5 (talk) 00:35, 11 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Either, Prefer Edit 1 A wonderfully done edit that has improved greatly upon the original. --Sharkface217 03:58, 13 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Support, edit 1, great action shot and of an unusual subject. Tim Vickers (talk) 00:06, 15 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:2007 swifts creek lawnmower races04 edit.jpg --jjron (talk) 08:51, 15 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]