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California Wine...worth waiting for
California Wine...worth waiting for
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Challenge: Billboard (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Sony DSC-F717
Location: Auburn, CA
Date: Feb 27, 2005
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 125
Galleries: Landscape
Date Uploaded: Feb 27, 2005

The shot I wanted was a bit into the setting sun, so some contrast work, USM, crop, slight color adjust, and slight sat boost.

The is the Mt. Vernon Winery in Auburn, CA

Statistics
Place: 79 out of 148
Avg (all users): 5.3768
Avg (commenters): 6.5000
Avg (participants): 5.1667
Avg (non-participants): 5.5385
Views since voting: 735
Views during voting: 337
Votes: 207
Comments: 6
Favorites: 0


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03/09/2005 09:03:54 PM
This photo is real nice. I love wine and it's nice to see such compositions. Your 2 subjects are in perfect positions. The Woman and the field. your DOF is ok, and lighting too. However..for a billboard you need some type of photo that grabs and demands attention. Im not sure if this composition pulls it off. I do like the fact how her glass is empty, giving the impression that she is waiting for the grapes to grow.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/04/2005 10:25:03 PM
Beautiful shot
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03/03/2005 10:25:31 PM
good idea, but needs a more compact picture.. 7.
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03/02/2005 11:48:03 PM
Nice image on it's own, but as a billboard IMHO this is too busy to be effective...
TC
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03/01/2005 06:05:19 AM
:) hehe... good hummour... Maybe her jacket just could be less flashy...bit distract attention.
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02/28/2005 07:42:00 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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