Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Tennis Ball

 
A Tennis Ball, manufactured by Penn, is a type of ball used for the sport of tennis. Tennis balls consist of a cover of felt over a hollow rubber core.
Reason
Sharp, high resolution, large DOF, likely to be difficult to take a significantly better shot.
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Tennis ball, Ball
Creator
User:Fcb981 Self nom
  • Support as nominatorFcb981 07:19, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose: unevenly lit; background especially lacking in light - white background that appears white would be ideal. Slightly lateral flash would be more elegant, to ease up on the strict symmetry of the picture. Samsara (talk  contribs) 09:23, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • I dont think the gradiated background is much of a problem, but tastes do very. And yes the lighting is a bit direct but until I get a flash gun and an external sync unit (hopefuly sometime next month) thats about what I'm stuck with. -Fcb981 14:17, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
      • Actually, I find that toying around presents a few alternatives. There isn't a replacement for "the real McCoy." However, one cheap substitute that I found involves wraping a lamp in tissue, giving very diffused light. The problems are that yes, there is still a gradient (but it's smaller), and that it requires a long exposure (plenty of noise on my camera). Here's an example. By the way, I know that that photo is poor, but I didn't have a lot of time. J Are you green? 16:20, 26 May 2007 (UTC) P.S. There's a hidden message in the linked picture. Challenge: who can identify the source of the hidden message? J Are you green? 18:44, 26 May 2007 (UTC) [reply]
    • Theres nothing "poor" about your picture, I also admire your creativity, I'll have to try your Idea. Thanks. -Fcb981 15:50, 27 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted MER-C 03:08, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]