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•  Info created by Diliff - uploaded by Diliff - nominated by Diliff. I think it's one of my better (non-studio) portraits with good sharpness and resolution, and plenty of character. Please consider that this isn't posed and was taken during a tennis match so I wasn't able to get perfect lighting or tell him what to do. As some background to the photo, Dustin Brown is a Jamaican-German tennis player who has never really settled into the top 50, but has a really flamboyant style (his volleys, drop shots and forehands are incredible) and occasionally shows flashes of absolute brilliance. This photo was taken at the Wimbledon qualifying (where the second-tier pro players fight to qualify for the main draw of Wimbledon). He then went on to Beat Raphael Nadal (if you want to see some really entertaining tennis, watch the highlights of this match on YouTube or this eye-boggling drop shot service return) in the second round of Wimbledon proper, before being knocked out in the following round. -- Diliff (talk) 13:02, 10 August 2015 (UTC)
•  Support -- Diliff (talk) 13:02, 10 August 2015 (UTC)
•  Support --Ralf Roleček 14:25, 10 August 2015 (UTC)
•  Support. Pretty impressed by the C-lens, too, at this focal length. — Julian H.^✈ 15:08, 10 August 2015 (UTC)
  • Yeah, it's excellent. I've got a lot of portraits taken at the full reach of 600mm that are just as good, technically speaking. The problem is (at least, from my experience with sports photography) actually getting them in focus and keeping them there, as the DoF is so narrow and they tend to move around constantly, giving the autofocus a tough time keeping up. Diliff (talk) 16:43, 10 August 2015 (UTC)
    • That's great to hear, thanks for the details. AF issues might vary between bodies, altough I would expect no issues from a 5DIII, so maybe it is a little slow. — Julian H.^✈ 19:10, 10 August 2015 (UTC)
      • Well, I don't know, sudden movements are always a problem for any AF, even the 5DIII. Maybe with an f/2.8 lens it would be more accurate and quicker to respond as it would detect focus changes quicker, but I also have 70-300mm f/4-5.6L lens and it doesn't seem much different to the Sigma 150-600mm. Both are quite fast, but not magic. The Sigma is much more difficult to hand-hold though. ;-) It's not so much a problem for hand shake, because the shutter speed is usually fast enough for that for sports photography, but it is difficult to zoom in and out. The ring is a bit stiff and requires about two large turns of the wrist from 150mm to 600mm, and doing so at large focal lengths makes maintaining the framing difficult. Also, the weight makes it difficult to hold for long periods of time (like during a tennis match waiting for the right moment). I had a sore back by the end of the day! I used a monopod for most of these shots though which was a big help but you still need to hold your arm forward to frame the shot and zoom (the zoom ring is a long way forward due to the size of the lens) which unbalances your body and strains your back. Some of them were hand-held and the quality was not much different. Really it's just a comfort problem. It's a great quality lens for the price. Diliff (talk) 19:19, 10 August 2015 (UTC)
•  Support --Yann (talk) 19:25, 10 August 2015 (UTC)
•  Strong support for the intensity of his stare alone ... that takes this from being a very good quality image to featurable. This guy is definitely in the zone, and portraits of athletes don't always manage to get that. Daniel Case (talk) 21:30, 10 August 2015 (UTC)
•  Support Per Daniel. Superb. --Johann Jaritz (talk) Johann Jaritz 02:23, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
•  Support --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 06:28, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
•  Support —Bruce1ee^talk 10:55, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
•  Support --El Grafo (talk) 11:27, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
•  Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:31, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
•  Support --DXR (talk) 19:52, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
•  Support --Ericsfr (talk)
•  Support -- Lothar Spurzem (talk) 17:32, 14 August 2015 (UTC)

Confirmed results:

Result: 13 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /Laitche (talk) 14:05, 18 August 2015 (UTC)

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