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Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes.Voting period ends on 11 May 2014 at 13:32:52 (UTC)
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Info created by Christopher Crouzet - uploaded by Christopher Crouzet - nominated by Christopher Crouzet -- Christopher Crouzet (talk) 13:32, 2 May 2014 (UTC)
Support -- Christopher Crouzet (talk) 13:32, 2 May 2014 (UTC)
Oppose When I looked at this I said to myself... "so what?". It is not a brilliant portrait (lighting, etc), the expresssion is not readily definable, the description only compounds the blandness of the motif. Am I supposed to go "WOW... a Uro boy?!!!" Is this what defines Uro boys? They ride around in the front of boat going to places unknown? I have no doubt this had meaning to the photgrapher, but it doesn't convey that meaning to me. It is little more than someone's pleasant snapshot from the backyard BBQ. Saffron Blaze (talk) 14:10, 2 May 2014 (UTC)
- I appreciate the honest critic, thank you. I could have go long on the description but it would have been subjective and might indeed have had only a meaning to me. --Christopher Crouzet (talk) 15:15, 2 May 2014 (UTC)
- Support Michael Barera (talk) 01:25, 4 May 2014 (UTC)
- weak Oppose Nice but the light is a bit harsh and I don't know exactly why but the fact that the child looks behind the camera is also a bit disturbing Christian Ferrer (talk) 08:57, 4 May 2014 (UTC)
- weak Oppose Sorry but I agree with Saffron.--ArildV (talk) 09:58, 4 May 2014 (UTC)
- Support The more I look at this picture, the more I like it. It's hard to explain why, but I'll give it a try. First of all, I like the composition: The boy is placed according to the "rule of thirds", his eyes are where the left vertical and the top horizontal meet. With the waterline, we have a strong horizontal not too far away from the center and a strong vertical right in the middle. The other great thing about this image is that it tells a story – or, even better, just a part of it: So here we have a child on a boat on a bright sunny day, obviously going somewhere (nicely supported by our vertical). One might expect him to scream "Yay, adventure!" and go look out for imaginary pirates or something like that – but he doesn't. He's looking back with a strange expression on his face that's hard to interpret, but whatever it is: He doesn't look comfortable. And, strangely, that's what I like about the picture: I'm really puzzled. Is that fear in his eyes? And if yes: Is he afraid of where he's going? Or where he's coming from? Or maybe it's his first ride on a boat and he just doesn't know how to deal with this new situation? This is nicely underlined by the almost-too-bright general appearance of the whole situation on the one hand and the significant but not too dark shadow on his face. So in the end, it seems like my reasons for supporting are more or less the same reasons others have opposed – should I worry? --El Grafo (talk) 13:18, 4 May 2014 (UTC)
- Thank you for taking the time to share such a detailed point of view! If I may, I also like the expression on his face and can't explain it myself. I interacted with him a few moments before and he had a soft smile. He's holding a biscuit in his right hand (that we can barely see here) and has been happily devouring it from times to times. Maybe was he a bit concerned to get inbetween all those foliages? I don't know. I like it without knowing anyways—no one would enjoy Mona Lisa anymore if we knew what her smile meant. --Christopher Crouzet (talk) 15:41, 4 May 2014 (UTC)
- Support Yann (talk) 19:42, 4 May 2014 (UTC)
- Oppose per Saffron. --AmaryllisGardener talk 00:00, 5 May 2014 (UTC)
- Support I really like it. Pleclown (talk) 11:33, 8 May 2014 (UTC)
- Support Well documenting their lifestyle. And, another "little camera" magic. (Description slightly improved with the help of links.) Jee 03:25, 9 May 2014 (UTC)
Confirmed results:
Result: 6 support, 4 oppose, 0 neutral → not featured. /A.Savin 21:19, 11 May 2014 (UTC)
