Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Fredrik Pettersson

Fredrik Pettersson

Reason: I think this image is up to the criteria and can be placed in the same category as the only FP of an ice hockey player currently on Wikipedia.
Articles this image appears in: Fredrik Pettersson
Creator: Krm500

Support as nominator —Krm500 ^{(Communicate!)} 06:59, 11 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support I like it, but the cut off legs is a detriment (see my past baseball FPCs, even a slightly trimmed toe drew some ire). Staxringold _talk^contribs 09:43, 11 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I knew that this would most likely be brought up, which I find quite funny since no other portrait except for depictions of athletes are often required to be full body shots here at FPC (not even the picture of a model with cut off legs got any comments about it). Personally I believe that this is the best composition. When I go to an article about an athlete on Wikipedia I want to see an image of the person so I can identify him. Now what type of image best identifies and athlete? Compare this and this image of Wayne Gretzky; Quite identical images, similar stance only the angle and colour of the jersey is different. One image is up close and detailed, the other is a full body shot—Which one identifies the person best? What value does the cut off parts from the close up image give to the full body shot image that makes up for the lack of detail? —Krm500 ^{(Communicate!)} 15:11, 11 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I completely agree, just saying. Although there is at least some EV (particularly for baseball pitchers, for example) in their legs as a part of their action. I assume skating is reasonably uniform, though. Staxringold _talk^contribs 21:18, 11 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Composition for a specific individual can depend on what a person is known for. An actor for example will be famous basically for their face, and thus a portrait will be generally preferable, with their body usually less important (some notable exceptions could be made). An athlete is typically known for their activities and their body, while their facial details are generally less important (except perhaps for some really famous examples, who could be deserving of both portrait and action images). The other possible issue of course is that these shots cutting off just part of the legs are sort of in between - they're neither full body, nor portrait. --jjron (talk) 14:28, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Oppose The image is framed poorly. For one, there is no space between the helmet and the top of the shot, same with the hockey stick and the left border. Combine this with the legs missing, and it tips me in the oppose direction. Nezzadar ^[SPEAK] 17:27, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I prefer the tight crop so that the image is clear when viewed at thumbnail size in articles and infobox. But if you like I could redo the the crop with a little more space around. —Krm500 ^{(Communicate!)} 04:54, 14 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Support. High quality, encyclopedic, and attractive. The cut-off feet are only a minor detriment to this image. Mostlyharmless (talk) 22:44, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom. Spikebrennan (talk) 19:13, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. It is good and it does look like it is taken during a real game, but I think is should include the feet on the ice. Snowman (talk) 14:16, 14 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. As per Snowman, plus composition: red shirt on red background. Elekhh (talk) 23:45, 19 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support I don't find the missing leg to be an issue as this is an image of only 1 athlete, not hockey players as a whole. While his legs are certainly part of him, I don't see that we are losing anything of great value here. Cowtowner (talk) 18:51, 21 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support even if he does have a really dumb look on his face. upstate NYer 04:44, 22 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Fredrik Pettersson.jpg --Zoo Fari 03:00, 23 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]