Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Dustin Brown 14, 2015 Wimbledon Qualifying - Diliff.jpg

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Original – Dustin Brown during Wimbledon qualifying in 2015

Reason: I think it's one of my better (non-studio) portraits with good sharpness and resolution, and plenty of character. 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) where he demolished his opponents in the three games. 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.
Articles in which this image appears: Dustin Brown (tennis)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport
Creator: User:Diliff

Support as nominator – Ðiliff «» (Talk) 10:57, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- I lost my blouse and more on Dustin against Troicki, but I'll support you here. Excellent pic. Ayesha23 (talk) 11:26, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Great shot. Do you have any action pictures too? — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:34, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Well, there would be the Annika Beck you nominated below :) ... Ayesha23 (talk) 19:06, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I assumed he was talking about action shots of this particular player. ;-) I've got over a thousand photos from 2015 Wimbledon/qualifying... Many of them action shots. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 19:27, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I have quite a few of them but I'm not sure that any of them have the elusive mix of high quality and great action. This one stood out for me as the best of the set as a portrait. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 14:59, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Very nice! I agree with your assessment; shame a lot of them have him in the shadows. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:19, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support Great picture - his eyes seem to follow me......... gazhiley 16:03, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

He's the Mona Lisa of the tennis world.... ;-) Ðiliff «» (Talk) 16:28, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I don't know. "Mona Lisa musta had the highway blues, you can tell by the way she smiles." – Dylan
Sca (talk) 22:02, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support. Good catch. —Bruce1ee^talk 11:01, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 12:52, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Jobas (talk) 13:02, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Crazy shot... DreamSparrow ^Chat 16:50, 13 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 10:37, 15 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Dustin Brown 14, 2015 Wimbledon Qualifying - Diliff.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:20, 20 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]