Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/20170329 MCDAAG Michael Porter Jr. MVP

MCDAAG MVP Michael Porter Jr.

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 5 May 2017 at 17:33:37 (UTC)

Reason: This is a sharp and clear photo
Articles in which this image appears: 2017 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport
Creator: TonyTheTiger

Support as nominator – TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 17:33, 25 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
I have tried for some time to get images promoted using my APS-C cameras (Canon EOS 600D, Canon EOS 650D and Canon EOS 7D Mark II). I finally had access to a Full-frame digital SLR Canon EOS 1D X Mark II camera. I would like to test a few of my images for support here. This submission is cropped (see the edit history for the original), but unedited. It seems to be sharp enough for consideration. I have the raw file and will try to follow processing suggestions. The primary image editing software that I use is Canon Digital Photo Professional 4.6.10.0.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 17:33, 25 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Note that I take this shot every year as the main image for the articles. E.g.

2016 McDonald's All-American Boys Game see File:20160330 MCDAAG co-MVPs Frank Jackson and Josh Jackson cropped square.jpg

2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game see File:20150401 MCDAAG Cheick Diallo MVP award presentation alone.JPG

2014 McDonald's All-American Boys Game see File:20140402 MCDAAG MVPs (2).JPG

2013 McDonald's All-American Boys Game see File:20130403 Aaron Gordon MCDAAG MVP (3) cropped.jpg

The image quality is far superior this year from prior years with lesser equipment.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 17:42, 25 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Tony, it's not the camera that makes a picture FP worthy. Even photos taken with smartphones can be (and probably have been) promoted. It's the EV, the composition, sufficient quality and the "wow" factor that make a picture featured! --Janke | Talk 10:35, 26 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Well the EV should be clear. For this game, he was the star of the game. Thus, a picture of him is probably the best picture we could have to depict the game. One of him with the award in hand makes the point clear.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 16:24, 26 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. I have nomminated a lot of sports photos that have wow factor for sports fans, but don't seem to have enough wow factor for photography buffs. Furthermore, very little of what I see in Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport (e.g. none of the first 8 pictures there right now) has a wow factor to me. They are mostly boring photos of high quality, so I don't know what to think of that element.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 16:29, 26 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support. This photo is a good photo because it is focused and accurately portrays the subject. Bmbaker88 (talk) 01:30, 28 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Jobas (talk) 23:14, 28 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support Ok for me --LivioAndronico ^(talk) 19:55, 30 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose A better picture would have been taken at the subject's eye level. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:04, 1 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per above. It may well be the best photo possible under the circumstances, and it's plenty useful I'm sure, but overhead "from the stands" shots of players always have an amateurish snapshot feel to me. It's also underexposed. – Juliancolton | ^Talk 03:04, 2 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
- I have noted that the image is unedited, so I can compensate for exposure, but I don't know how to adjust for perspective.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 04:17, 2 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I agree with Julian's comments above. This is certainly a useful photo, but the composition is not of FP standard. Nick-D (talk) 11:31, 5 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Per Julian. – Sca (talk) 14:53, 5 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:54, 5 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]