Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Chris Mordetzky

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[edit] Chris Mordetzky

Original - BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (AFPN) -- Wrestler, Chris Masters yells out to Airmen during the World Wrestling Entertainment's "Tribute to the Troops" here. The tour ended Dec. 9 with a live-to-tape performance of WWE's Monday Night RAW before 7,500 U.S. and coalition troops. The tour aired Dec. 19 on the USA network as a holiday special showcasing the troops' daily lives supporting the global war on terror.
Original - BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (AFPN) -- Wrestler, Chris Masters yells out to Airmen during the World Wrestling Entertainment's "Tribute to the Troops" here. The tour ended Dec. 9 with a live-to-tape performance of WWE's Monday Night RAW before 7,500 U.S. and coalition troops. The tour aired Dec. 19 on the USA network as a holiday special showcasing the troops' daily lives supporting the global war on terror.
Reason
I am in no way, shape, or form a fan of professional wrestling, but this picture (used in the subject's biography) made me want to find out more. In addition, the technical qualities of this image are excellent, with good focus, size, and lighting without noticeable glitches or artifacts.
Articles this image appears in
Chris Mordetzky
Creator
commons:User:-Marcus-
  • Support as nominator --jonny-mt 04:11, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose Extremely busy background. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 08:29, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose The background is very distracting, as is the object in the background intersecting with the fighter's head. Actual exposure is quite plain, it's nothing special and the shot isn't unique. Capital photographer (talk) 10:52, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
    • Not quite sure what you mean by "the shot isn't unique" as a criticism - that's vague enough to use as a criticism against 99% of FPs if you wanted to. And I'd doubt that there's many duplicate versions of Masters doing this pose at the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, which would indicate it is pretty unique. FWIW the caption and image page description could really do with years in them; this is apparently from 2005, as are all references to the program airing, etc. --jjron (talk) 13:38, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
      • Ok, the subject of the image us quite unique. But the image itself of a wrestler and audience doesn't show much unique. The image shows a fabric background with US soldiers and a wrestler in the ring, so the image doesn't really show the unique event. It could be on US soil, in Iraq or in Germany, you can't tell where it is based on the image. But uniqueness of the shot aside, which is a subjective issue, the exposure seems off. Capital photographer (talk) 13:43, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose I'm sorry, but the background does it. I've got to agree with the two above me. ¢rassic! (talk) 15:40, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Support I don't understand the problems with the "busy" background. This man is a professional entertainer who typically does his thing on a stage surrounded by people, strobe lights, and exploding fireworks; if anything, the background here isn't busy enough. My only quibble is that the crowd is a military group rather than screaming halfwits. ;-) Matt Deres (talk) 15:32, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose Background is very distracting. Clegs (talk) 18:43, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

Not promoted MER-C 09:17, 6 June 2008 (UTC)