Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Meat seller in Kabul.jpg

Meat seller in Kabul

Reason: On the basis of talk page discussion I had a quick squizz at the turkish FPC. This image seems useful to illustrate quite a few articles. The only flaw is some motion blur on the seller's face, but the ability to see the hairs on his face is not so important here.
Articles in which this image appears: Siri paya, Goat meat, Hawker (trade)
Creator: Paulrudd

Support as nominator --Noodle snacks (talk) 04:27, 16 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support emotional look --George Chernilevsky ^talk 07:36, 16 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support. I agree, minor motion blur doesn't ruin this, as the composition is so compelling. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 10:40, 16 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good picture. Ah... delicious paya :) --Muhammad(talk) 13:41, 16 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- One man's delicious is another man's yuck! ;-) Ðiliff «» (Talk) 13:51, 16 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - I'd try it :P Noodle snacks (talk) 20:44, 16 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - Support Mmm, there's already some drool running down my mouth. -- mcshadypl ^T ^C 21:27, 16 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I find the composition of this one as awkward as this previous nomination Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Homeless guy. It seems to have been taken from a car (or by a giant). The framing is begging for more space for the cart. A bunch of stuff on the left that could have been avoided by pointing more to the wall. franklin 02:09, 17 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks for the nomination Noodle snacks. The circumstances of this photo are not the kind that allow you a lot of time for reflection on framing, etc. It is not recommended for foreigners to walk the streets of Kabul in 2009, and I've had some minor problems so far (been here two weeks). But I find that particular district (where the photo was taken) to be quite peaceful, and very tricky for kidnappers : the streets are narrow and empty, so it's hard to be followed and impossible for a car to drive on. I did my best to point the camera so as to see the (short) seller and his products, and waited for him to look at me (which I find more dramatic than him looking somewhere else), then I cleared out. By the way this has just failed FP on commons...--Alllexxxis (talk) 18:28, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - Interesting insight into getting the shot. It's always interesting to hear how others go about these sort of informal portraits (waiting for eye contact, trying to be a fly-on-the-wall etc). By the way, it's 2010, but I'm sure little has changed since 2009. ;-) Ðiliff «» (Talk) 19:03, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    - No idea why i typed 2009...--Alllexxxis (talk) 19:48, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. The colours are great, and at first glance this is attractive, but unfortunately the composition and motion-blur let this down for me. The image is rather unstructured, with the two dominant sets of lines drawing my eyes away from the seller and meat, towards the rubbish piled in the background - which is unfortunate, because I'd like to see more FPs from around the world to counter systematic biases. Mostlyharmless (talk) 05:08, 17 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose per Mostlyharmless. I wouldn't mind the composition so much if the man weren't looking straight into the camera. NotFromUtrecht (talk) 11:42, 17 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. He looks like he's about to throw a hoof at you :) Kaldari (talk) 18:55, 17 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- A hoof if you're lucky -- look at his other hand! Fletcher (talk) 23:45, 17 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support IMO the concern about systemic bias overrides the minor technical faults. Fletcher (talk) 23:45, 17 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose confusing composition. Calliopejen1 (talk) 05:30, 23 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support as creator --Alllexxxis (talk) 18:57, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Meat seller in Kabul.jpg —Maedin\^talk 21:13, 27 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]