Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Silmel

Silverstein in Melbourne[edit]

**Original** - Frontman Shane Told of Silverstein goes into the crowd in Melbourne, 27 February 2009, to a fan's delight.

Reason: possibly the best band photograph I've ever taken, slightly cropped from the original for effect. That kid just so makes that shot.
Articles this image appears in: Silverstein (band)
Creator: Wehwalt

Support as nominator --Wehwalt (talk) 12:46, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Not really suitable as a portrait, as you can't even see his face. Great shot, but not a particularly high encyclopedic value. J Milburn (talk) 17:17, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per J Milburn. Fletcher (talk) 23:01, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose too busy/distracting, although it does show him on scene; would have prefered a shot of him straight-on, while performing to prevent all of the extra crowd. The men jerking his trousers down aren't exactly appealing either. Spencer^T♦^C 00:46, 4 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment my first try at a FP, and I see this is not going to win, but the people "jerking his trousers down" are actually security stopping him from falling into the crowd. I'll try again with another shot.--Wehwalt (talk) 00:49, 4 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, I should have guessed. In another shot, try to get him performing onstage, without all of the excess people in the photo (other performers in the group would increase enc., though). Spencer^T♦^C 21:30, 4 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not a problem. I just felt this one was exceptional because of the kid. They rarely perform outside and when it is inside, the lighting can make it tough to get really good shots. Still, I will look through my band picture archives and see what I have.--Wehwalt (talk) 21:38, 4 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Incidently, it is incredibly hard to get five performers clearly showing their faces. I kinda cheated with the article's lead picture and got them during soundcheck; still it was not quite what I wanted. Will keep trying and bring back one when I have one.--Wehwalt (talk) 21:40, 4 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - Lacking in EV - in particular, you can't see his face. — neuro^(talk) 00:17, 10 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted MER-C 06:51, 10 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]