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Coke the World Over
Coke the World Over
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Billboard (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S7000
Location: bar
Date: Feb 26, 2005
Aperture: f 4.0
ISO: 160
Shutter: 1/220
Galleries: Still Life, Advertisement
Date Uploaded: Feb 26, 2005

Photo of the trademark on a crate of coke bottles, cropped, auto contrast, sharpened, Neat image.

Statistics
Place: 70 out of 148
Avg (all users): 5.5169
Avg (commenters): 6.2500
Avg (participants): 5.3258
Avg (non-participants): 5.6610
Views since voting: 915
Views during voting: 342
Votes: 207
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0


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AuthorThread
04/13/2005 06:58:37 AM
This was fun to shot... I liked the idea of world wide appeal of the item, something easily recognizable. The red is a great eye catcher also.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/04/2005 10:11:07 AM
My evaluation method of this challenge is as follows:
1. Did you catch my eye while I was driving by? Yes
2. If I didn't catch the text while I was driving, did you intrigue me enough to look for this billboard again? No words needed
3. Did you sell your stuff to me? Yes
4. Extra thoughts: Coke... the cornyest idea ever. It sells itself. You don't need to work too hard.
This is not something that will be taken off your score though. Not to worry :-)
This is a nice billboard. I like the crop that reveals only part of the bottles. The soft focus make them look very cold and wet. Works wonderfully when I'm thirsty.
I think I would like this one better if you had cloned out the little dark spots of dirt from the white text on the box and crop a bit tighter on both sides. (6)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
03/04/2005 04:45:38 AM
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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hard to go wrong when one of the leading marketers in the world does the work for you! perfect type of shot for the challenge. my only complaints have to do with the it looking a bit scuffed up. all the same, nice work. good luck!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
03/01/2005 08:08:55 PM
Nice work
  Photographer found comment helpful.
02/28/2005 09:38:54 AM
Would be a good billboard but for the dirtied case...good luck
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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