Wikipedia:Picture peer review/Samford Cyclists

Samford Cyclists

Not sure if this is worthy of nomination. I like it, but then again I took it! I’m sure it has many technical defects, but I like the suggestion of speed created by the blurred cyclists, with their lycra & space age machines in contrast to the semi rural village park and wooden slab hut in the background. I think the image will make people want to go to the Samford, Queensland page.

Nominated by: Alanmac1969 16:01, 11 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comments:

It's a nice picture, but I don't know that it would do well at FP. The blurred bicyclists give an interesting effect, but it really limits its usefulness - if you really want an interesting motion effect you could try panning, like the dramatic example here - but, again, the picture must remain illustrative, which has a greater weight than artistic effect, like this not so dramatic, but clearer recently promoted panned shot. Not much you can do to avoid the pure white sky except to pray for good weather. The composition is a little lacking - too much background, which is distracting. However, the thing that most FP voters wouldn't be able to get over is how it illustrates Samford, Queensland. The subject is either the cyclists or the village. If it's the village, the picture doesn't really show enough to depict the village well, and the cyclists are rather distracting. If the subject is the cyclists, more emphasis should be placed on the cyclists and less on the village. So, in the end, besides the minor techincal stuff, the picture needs a bit better composition, and, connectedly, a better illustrative value. thegreen J Are you green? 22:00, 11 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your thoughts on this. Alanmac1969 20:02, 12 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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