Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Laura Dekker

Laura Dekker edit

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Original – Dutch sailor Laura Dekker, who in 2012 became the youngest person to complete a solo circumnavigation of the globe, at the age of sixteen.

Reason: Giving this a try after some consideration. Has extra EV as the photo was taken when her solo circumnavigation was in progress (in 2011). Perhaps no one imagined that the youngest braveheart to make such an endeavor would be a girl.
Articles in which this image appears: Laura Dekker
FP category for this image: People/Sport
Creator: Savyasachi

Support as nominator – Brandmeister^talk 16:45, 22 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not exactly when "in progress." Photo info (Eng. & Dutch) says she was speaking at the HISWA boat show in Amsterdam – hence the clutter in the background – and that her tour would resume after the show when she would be flown back to her sailboat Guppy. Sca (talk) 13:51, 24 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I mean it happened after she had sailed from Gibraltar and before the sailing was completed. The photo is from 3 March 2011, so chronologically it's that period. Brandmeister^talk 16:00, 24 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, understand that. My concern was the cluttery background, since obviously if pic. had been taken literally while the voyage was under way (which is what "in progress" implies) that couldn't have been there. Sca (talk) 18:08, 24 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Support All that aside, this appears to be a high-quality shot of a remarkable young woman in the midst of the thing that made her remarkable. High EV, [more than] adequate pixelage/ clarity/ photographic performance, freely licensed, all the flags say, "Go!" KDS4444^Talk 05:50, 25 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Agree with KDS4444 re illustrative value for the subject person – who appears to be a very pleasant young woman in the bloom of health. Sca (talk) 13:47, 25 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Pose is sub-par, I think. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 06:20, 26 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Aw, Chris, really?? I think the pose is just fine! I find it sincere and spontaneous without being awkward— meanwhile the images from her website here are posed shots which lack this quality, the YachtingWorld image here lacks the poignant depth of field that I really like in this image, the image here doesn't show her centered in the frame, and THIS image has a ridiculous pose! Meanwhile this image, which I think is brilliant and is obviously very professional, isn't being offered up as an FP candidate— but I think our candidate falls into the same quality class as that shot. You can't argue it isn't big enough (it is more than twice the minimum requirement in both width and height) or that it is over/ under exposed, over/ under saturated, visibly retouched, or misrepresentative of its subject, you must admit that it shows her in a nautically-themes setting which is exactly the one most suitable for her notoriety. We can agree to disagree, but I think this is a great shot of her and would be suitable for use in any glossy magazine and better than most anything you will find elsewhere on the Internet. KDS4444^Talk 10:00, 26 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

To expand on the issue I take with this: her body is leaning to the viewer's left, whereas her head is looking to the viewer's right. This causes unnecessary tension. I've also got a problem with the bright, busy background and her face being in the shadows. Although the background isn't overly blown (not as bad as some I've seen... or taken) it still detracts from the image. Though these are of different subjects, File:Dustin Brown 14, 2015 Wimbledon Qualifying - Diliff.jpg and File:Katie Swan 3, 2015 Wimbledon Qualifying - Diliff.jpg are both candid and work better as images. For posed images, I'm particularly fond of File:SkudinaEkaterina5.jpg, where the subject's sport is implied without taking the focus off her. This isn't a bad shot, but I don't think it's up to FP quality. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:40, 26 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It's a fine candid shot. Photog caught her with a natural expression that seems to embody a bit of amusement or a good sense of humor. Sca (talk) 13:38, 26 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Exactly. ~~And while that File:SkudinaEkaterina5.jpg is rightfully featured, it's a posed shot, unlike this one.~~ Natural facial expressions and postures are almost always good in FP terms, methinks. Brandmeister^talk 14:05, 26 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Only negative aspect is the background, which can be overlooked in this case, since it's blurry. Sca (talk) 16:54, 26 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I did mention that File:SkudinaEkaterina5.jpg was posed, above, as you had mentioned some posed images of Dekker. Still can't say I get behind this image, sorry. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 17:53, 26 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. Negatives are distracting background and pose that makes it look as if she was caught unawares. 86.171.43.82 (talk) 23:09, 26 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

as if she was caught unawares

– aka a candid shot. Sca (talk) 02:10, 27 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not really. It looks as if she has just become aware of the camera and is about to turn to look at it, or is trying to pose for the camera but has momentarily been distracted, but either way the result is a bit awkward. 86.171.43.82 (talk) 03:12, 27 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose as per Chris. The pose is awkward, body facing viewers left, head going right. It may be a candid shot, but there is no reason for this picture to be a candid shot. Mattximus (talk) 12:53, 27 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support, as per Sca. FunkyCanute (talk) 11:08, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support as per Sca – Jobas (talk) 12:14, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Laura Dekker (cropped).jpg --SSTflyer 17:54, 1 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]