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Take a Break !  Only 500m ahead
Take a Break ! Only 500m ahead
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Challenge: Billboard (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: Maryborough, Queensland, Australia
Date: Feb 27, 2005
Aperture: F14
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/6th sec
Galleries: Still Life, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Feb 26, 2005

The take a break signs are all over the place in Australia and heavily promoted due to fatigue playing such a big part in fatalities on the road.

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Statistics
Place: 53 out of 148
Avg (all users): 5.8599
Avg (commenters): 6.4000
Avg (participants): 5.5955
Avg (non-participants): 6.0593
Views since voting: 1005
Views during voting: 331
Votes: 207
Comments: 6
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/03/2005 04:34:21 PM
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? Not sure.
3. Did you sell your stuff to me? not sure.
4. Extra thoughts: The photo is great. I love it. But as a billboard I'm afraid it doesn't work well.
It is too busy and too sophisticated. If all I have to see your billboard is a brief second while driving, I will never get it.
Ok, I got the cookies, but why are the crumbs in the cup with the milk?
I needed a few long minutes to understand it was some kind of coffee shake. I would never spend so much time on a billboard.
Gave you a 6 for just a nice photo.
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03/03/2005 02:59:08 PM
Very good.
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03/01/2005 06:08:06 AM
Well done... looks really tempty...:)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
03/01/2005 04:50:45 AM
Nice clear image.
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02/28/2005 07:43:31 PM
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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02/28/2005 06:06:18 PM
Never had "Tea Coffee" before. Looks crummy. ;-P
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