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Katie Swan

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Original – Katie Swan during her first round match at the 2015 Wimbledon Qualifying

Reason: It'a a high quality 'action portrait' of Katie Swan, an up and coming 16 year old British tennis player and one to look out for in the future. It's used as the lead image in the infobox in her article.
Articles in which this image appears: Katie Swan
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport
Creator: User:Diliff

Support as nominator – Ðiliff «» (Talk) 11:35, 20 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Good portrait. —Bruce1ee^talk 11:41, 20 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
What was wrong with the original and could you have left her right arm in the crop? La Belle (talk) Dame Sans Merci 12:11, 20 August 2015 (UTC) You have a strange idea of action; are we supposed to imagine that, like her namesake (sweet!), than her legs are paddling frantically while her top half is serenely immobile? Belle (talk) 12:11, 20 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- Well, infobox portrait images are better when they're cropped reasonably tight so that the person is easily identifiable in the thumbnail. The original was uncropped and although it shows a bit more of her arm and the tennis racquet, I don't think it necessarily does much for the composition. I suppose 'action portrait' is a general term. I meant it in the sense that this isn't posed - she is in the middle of a game of tennis, even if she isn't in the middle of a swing or something. :-) From memory, she's about to receive a serve. But yes, if it helps, imagine her with duck legs padding on a lake of grass lawn. :-) Ðiliff «» (Talk) 12:20, 20 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  - Support then (though I like your other photo that's in the article more, especially the grumpy men in the background). Belle (talk) 12:30, 20 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    - I like that one too. It captures a pretty special moment, she is currently ranked ~800 in the world, and she had just defeated the world 118th ranked player in straight sets. The scoreboard behind her reflects the result there's a genuine elation on her face. I actually took a lot of photos of her as it was an entertaining match to watch. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 12:54, 20 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 12:47, 20 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support But those white sideburns at full size are like an easter egg Maybe they will disappear at later age. I would also support the version with uncropped body. Brandmeister^talk 15:46, 20 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

But how would that play in Wichita? Sca (talk) 17:01, 20 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support --Yann (talk) 16:32, 20 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:36, 20 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Godot13 (talk) 03:30, 21 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Laitche (talk) 22:44, 23 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- DreamSparrow ^Chat 04:24, 25 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support per my !vote at Commons. Daniel Case (talk) 17:40, 26 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Jobas (talk) 09:42, 27 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support lovely picture.Could spend a lot of time studying this.Very pretty girl.Very sweet.Those eyes just make you want to melt...and...er...oh...yes..Support.Move along-I'll join you in a minute or two... Lemon martini (talk) 14:34, 27 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Katie Swan 3, 2015 Wimbledon Qualifying - Diliff.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:38, 30 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]