Haleakala
by srdanz

Comment by Brookied:
great shot, i almost fell over looking at it.

Haleakala
by srdanz

Comment by train:
I like this it gives a feel of moving along as if flying over
Nice image

Maui sunsets
by srdanz

Comment by Ozzie:
You could pretend this was taken in Egypt, with the pyramid on the left. :-)

I'm not sure what advice I can give, will leave it to the experts, so I can learn too. I'm always trying sunsets too. Maybe I would have included a little more of the ocean along the bottom.

Remote for every occasion
by srdanz

Comment by scottwilson:
This is underexposed by a fair bit.

Start your day with Nutella
by srdanz

Comment by Skip:
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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great idea for a billboard, and a nice capture to help get your message across. i think it would have been stronger compositionally if it wasn't so centered (another 'rule' of billboards is that they are typically laid out left to right, with the graphics on the left, leading to the verbiage to the right. your were on the right track, just needing a bit more negative space to the right.) hope this works well for you. good luck!

33 1/3
by srdanz

Comment by srdanz:
I was probably too tired when I was writing about what I did to the photo... I did not desat all colors but red (!?), but rather all colors but blue. If you did not notice already:-)

Start your day with Nutella
by srdanz

Comment by Imagineer:
I'm with you on the Nutella sentiment(love the stuff!), but the shot is a let-down in terms of technical content. Composition could be improved by by cropping his ear out and leaving more negative space to the right, but perhaps with a 'pack shot' visdible in the distance on a table or something.

Subject really needs to look happy too or it wouldn't sell many jars. Colour is a bit insipid and, with food particulalrly, you need to make it look rich, appetising and tasty looking.

Start your day with Nutella
by srdanz

Comment by tolovemoon:
his eyes are pretty

Start your day with Nutella
by srdanz

Comment by Gallatin:
I agree with your title, nice shot.

Remote for every occasion
by srdanz

Comment by Gatorguy:
This just doesn't have any "pop" to it - very flat.