Wikipedia:Picture peer review/Image:Mark Webber 2006.jpg

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Mark Webber driving for Williams at the 2006 French Grand Prix.
Mark Webber driving for Williams at the 2006 French Grand Prix.

I recently found this freely-licensed article on Flickr.com, and was struck by its quality. It is sharp, aesthetically pleasing and all the more impressive considering the difficult nature of photographing the subject (high speed). There is slight motion blur, but I think that this enhances the image. The image demonstrates the nature and speed of Formula One in general, and Mark Webber (the driver), WilliamsF1 (the team) and Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours (the track) specifically. Although it does not meet the normal FP size requirements, it is larger than the only current F1 Featured Picture (Image:Webber usgp 2004.jpg) and, in my opinion, this is outweighed by the quality and significance of the image, as it could have only been taken on three days in 2006.

It currently appears in Mark Webber and Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, and was taken by cobber_cpd.

  • Nominate and support. - --Diniz 14:10, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

Comments:

  • Unfortunately, it's just too small. FP need to be at least 1000 pixels width or height, normally candidates don't pass unless they're 1200px or more (these days). Image:Webber usgp 2004.jpg should in fact be delisted because of its size, it was promoted some time ago, and standards are much higher now. I'm certainly not into racing, but I fail to see a lot of significance about this particular image, not enough to outweigh its size. It's not particularly good quality either. It's more blurry than the current FP, the lighting is worse (this one is more backlit), and the bright white stripes on the background are distracting. Sorry. --Pharaoh Hound (talk) 16:11, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Also, look st this one Bruno Senna, granted it's Formula 3, but it is also large with zero motion blur.--Niro5 16:19, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Oppose Too small at 800 by 533 pixels, FPC needs at least 1000 pixels in one direction - Adrian Pingstone 16:34, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Has the criteria has changed? This one, which coincientally is also of Webber, has been featured and is only 663x338. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.43.227.18 (talk • contribs)