ok, i am voting this challenge in 2 passes. in this pass, you will get a partial comment and a score. then i will come back to comment again. if you have any problem whatsoever with this comment, pm me and let me know. otherwise, take it with a grain of salt...i'm not trying to be a know-it-all, i'm just explaining where i'm coming from in voting this challenge. and, if this comment is NOT helpful (of if you think i'm full of $#!+), don't mark it helpful.
billboards are a science unto themselves. a lot of research has gone into determining just how much information a person can digest and retain in specific time spans. they use this information to develop formulas for determining the number of words and letters to use on billboards, as well as their sizes. they also determine the size and number of visual elements to include.
the graphics/photograph on a billboard are designed to get the point across in a moment. on the road, a driver will have less time with a billboard than a voter will give your image. this is a key element in the challenge: composing a shot that will get its point across quickly and succintly. along those lines, a strong composition will probably have few details and make strong use of negative space.
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if love your idea, and the colors. this is a great job, and i only have a couple nits. this is one challenge where you really do have to look at the thumbnail to get an idea of how the image would come across as a billboard (unless one where to move their pc out into the yard and run back and forth in front of it...). looking at it large, you get the full impact of the image. looking at it small, it's almost hard to determine what it is. the one thing that could have made, IMHO, a huge difference, would have been to have shot carrots with their greens still on. anyways, i really hope this does well for you. good luck! |