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Reason
Surfing is a very popular activity and I do not believe we have any FP for this kind of sport.
Proposed caption
A California surfer. The surfer is performing a gash, or very sharp turn. Santa Cruz and the surrounding Northern California coastline is a popular surfing destination; however, the year-round low temperature of the ocean in that region (averaging 57ºF/14ºC) necessitates the use of wetsuits.
Articles this image appears in
Surfing;Santa Cruz, California
Creator
Mbz1
  • Oppose until a better caption is written. I had overlooked this earlier. Tell us about the image please. de Bivort 22:54, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Regarding the caption - please include information such as the season, location, and more details about the surf maneuver. Info like "the surfer is wearing a wet suit because the pacific ocean averages blah blah degrees" is much better than tourist pamphlet boilerplate like "here one could ski and surf in the same day". de Bivort 23:14, 24 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

talk 16:55, 20 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

  • Weak support both I like the images, but honestly the caption is a huge missed opportunity. I don't know surfing, but it seems like something the surfers are doing in the image could be used as a basis to write a better caption than "a California surfer." The article has a list of terms a mile long; doesn't one of those describe what's going on in the picture? Please, something - anything - more extensive than the three-word caption it's got now. SingCal 02:32, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose both - no "wow"-effect, poor light, too much contrast. There is some encylopaedic value but even the value would've been better if the photo had been taken closer to the surfer and from a lower angle. --Aqwis 14:39, 22 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose both - as per Aqwis. It's not remarkable. It may be a simple informative shot of a popular activity, but it really isn't that pretty.--Talionis (Shout me · Stalk me) 08:38, 23 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose both we can do better than this. The pose in the alternate is uninspiring, and the first pic has problems with the waves. Jeff Dahl (Talkcontribs) 22:11, 24 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose both. good but not great. The lighting and pose/waves are not ideal, and we can do better. Calliopejen1 22:16, 25 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment I'd like to thank everybody for the comments and votes. No matter, if an image is to pass or not to pass, I'm glad many people have expressed their thoughts about the images. My special thanks to SingCal and Debivort for helping me with the caption. I also agree with the ones, who said that we could do better (there's no limit for the better).--Mbz1 22:59, 25 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Surfer in california 2.JPG MER-C 08:35, 26 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]